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Neos Networks

UK-wide fibre network provider for businesses

Field Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026Deadline 10/31/26
£42k/yr+ Performance-related bonus
Mid
Bachelor's
Aberdeen, UK+1 moreMore locations: Inverness, UK
Remote
Electrical EngineeringTelecommunications Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • An ONC qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent industry experience.
  • Significant hands-on experience working on telecommunications networks and associated infrastructure.
  • Strong fault-finding, maintenance, and repair skills across digital microwave, PMR, fibre networks, cabling and termination, PDH, SDH, remote terminal units, and scanning radio systems.
  • Experience diagnosing and repairing non-core technologies with appropriate support and guidance.
  • A good understanding of telecommunications systems and how they support customer and business operations.
  • An understanding of how Neos Networks operates as a commercial business.
  • Detailed knowledge of health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures.
  • The ability to work independently and use initiative.
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • A positive attitude towards safety and compliance.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • The ability to liaise effectively with colleagues, customers, and contractors to meet business and customer requirements.
  • A collaborative approach and willingness to support colleagues and customers.
  • The ability to perform effectively under operational and commercial pressures while consistently delivering high-quality results.
Responsibilities
  • Carry out installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair activities on telecommunications network infrastructure and associated equipment.
  • Undertake working-at-height maintenance and rigging activities, with training provided where required.
  • Ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in line with company procedures and service standards.
  • Accurately record completed work and communicate outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
  • Investigate, diagnose, and resolve network faults across a range of technologies.
  • Coordinate with Neos Networks teams, Power Systems, Generation teams, and specialist contractors to restore services within agreed targets.
  • Take ownership of fault-resolution activities to ensure timely and effective outcomes.
  • Manage multiple operational and service-delivery projects, including resource planning, equipment procurement, design implementation, and change-control processes.
  • Provide regular progress updates to project stakeholders and budget owners.
  • Work closely with Resource Coordinators, Team Managers, and Project Managers to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Provide day-to-day support to Team Managers, including work allocation and supervision of team members when required.
  • Share technical expertise and mentor less experienced colleagues.
  • Promote collaboration across teams to support safe, effective, and customer-focused service delivery.

About the company

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Neos Networks

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Neos Networks runs a 34,000-km UK fibre network that provides high-capacity connectivity to businesses and public sector clients. Its services include business internet, cloud connectivity, colocation, dark fibre, Ethernet, and WAN, delivered as dedicated, secure networks over its own infrastructure. Unlike many competitors, it focuses on large-scale, private-like connectivity across the UK, with emphasis on public sector, smart-city projects, and partnerships rather than selling hardware. Its goal is to enable digital transformation and public service upgrades by expanding fibre access and delivering reliable, scalable connectivity.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Perth, United Kingdom

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • May 2026 Cornerstone and StonesThro extend Neos into sovereign edge AI infrastructure.
  • Project Reach's November 2025 first fibre underbuild confirms multi-year demand from hyperscalers and carriers.
  • DDoS Mitigation launched July 2025 strengthens enterprise retention during escalating attack volumes.

What critics are saying

  • Headcount fell from 595 in 2023 to 463 by March 2026, signaling operating pressure.
  • SSE and Infracapital still own 50% each, limiting strategic freedom and exit optionality.
  • Project Reach success depends on Network Rail execution; delays push revenue recognition beyond 2028.

What makes Neos Networks unique

  • Project Reach with Network Rail gives Neos unique national fibre access across 5,000 kilometres.
  • Neos launched rapid activation in 2026, delivering optical connectivity in five to ten days.
  • Its 34,000km UK network and Corero-backed DDoS Mitigation bundle security with transport-scale reach.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Performance Bonus

Company News

Comms Business
May 5th, 2026
Neos Networks announces new partnership with Cornerstone.

Neos Networks announces new partnership with Cornerstone. Tie-up will help to power UK sovereign edge cloud deployments. Neos Networks has announced a new partnership with Cornerstone to provide connectivity services to StonesThro, delivering connectivity to support distributed sovereign edge cloud infrastructure. StonesThro operates as a microscaler, distributing cloud and AI compute power to localised sites across the UK. By connecting these regional hubs into Neos' national, business dedicated network, StonesThro and Cornerstone can serve end users in key urban and industrial areas. This distributed model is already unlocking new capabilities for sectors where proximity is important for functionality, ranging from autonomous vehicles and large enterprises to local authorities and high-security sovereign software providers. The planned deployments will use Cornerstone's national infrastructure footprint, enabling distributed cloud nodes to be deployed at scale. For critical national infrastructure (CNI) customers handling sensitive data, the UK-sovereign model offers an alternative to international cloud providers. Last year, in partnership with Network Rail, Neos Networks announced Project Reach, a core fibre network deployment. Neos' UK-wide network will support Cornerstone and StonesThro in delivering secure connectivity to CNI operators, such as those in the rail industry, who often require domestic infrastructure. "Our national footprint is the ideal backbone for Cornerstone and StonesThro's edge AI cloud," said Lee Myall, CEO at Neos Networks. "Through our high-capacity connectivity, we are providing the UK-wide sovereign coverage, optionality and technical resilience required for high-security projects. We are proud to power the infrastructure that will enable the next generation of real-time applications and critical national services." Andy Bates, CISO at StonesThro, said, "Working with Neos Networks and Cornerstone allows us to develop and scale sovereign edge AI infrastructure with national reach. "Their position as the UK's largest B2B connectivity provider, alongside their access to the rail network through Project Reach, makes them the ideal collaborator to help us deliver a local solution for local people." Together, Neos Networks, Cornerstone and StonesThro are supporting the UK government's AI and data centre ambitions through an alternative infrastructure model. StonesThro's distributed approach moves AI capabilities closer to where they're needed and closer to where power is generated, addressing both the UK's data centre capacity shortage and grid transmission challenges.

Kingswood Media Ltd.
May 5th, 2026
Neos Networks collaborates with Cornerstone and StonesThro to power UK sovereign edge cloud deployments.

Neos Networks collaborates with Cornerstone and StonesThro to power UK sovereign edge cloud deployments. By Neil Trim on May 5, 2026 Strategic collaboration enables distributed microscale AI compute with national, resilient connectivity for critical sectors. Neos Networks, the leading business connectivity provider, is working with Cornerstone, the UK's leading mobile infrastructure services provider, to provide connectivity services to UK "microscaler" StonesThro, delivering connectivity to support distributed sovereign edge cloud infrastructure. Unlike hyperscalers that centralise infrastructure in major data centres, StonesThro operates as a "microscaler", distributing cloud and AI compute power to localised sites across the UK. By connecting these regional hubs into Neos' national, business-dedicated network, StonesThro and Cornerstone can serve end users in key urban and industrial areas. This distributed model is already unlocking new capabilities for sectors where proximity is important for functionality, ranging from autonomous vehicles and large enterprises to local authorities and high-security sovereign software providers. The planned deployments will utilise Cornerstone's national infrastructure footprint, enabling distributed cloud nodes to be deployed at scale. For Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) customers handling sensitive data, the UK-sovereign model offers an alternative to international cloud providers. Last year, in partnership with Network Rail, Neos Networks announced Project Reach, the biggest core fibre network deployment in decades. Neos' UK-wide network will support Cornerstone and StonesThro in delivering secure connectivity to CNI operators, such as those in the rail industry, who often require domestic infrastructure. "Our national footprint is the ideal backbone for Cornerstone and StonesThro's edge AI cloud," comments Lee Myall, CEO at Neos Networks. "Through our high-capacity connectivity, we are providing the UK-wide sovereign coverage, optionality and technical resilience required for high-security projects. We are proud to power the infrastructure that will enable the next generation of real-time applications and critical national services." "Working with Neos Networks and Cornerstone allows us to develop and scale sovereign edge AI infrastructure with national reach," says Andy Bates, CISO at StonesThro. "Their position as the UK's largest B2B connectivity provider, alongside their access to the rail network through Project Reach, makes them the ideal collaborator to help us deliver a local solution for local people." Together, Neos Networks, Cornerstone and StonesThro are supporting the UK government's AI and data centre ambitions through an alternative infrastructure model. Rather than concentrating compute power in large southern data centres, StonesThro's distributed approach moves AI capabilities closer to where they're needed and closer to where power is generated, addressing both the UK's data centre capacity shortage and grid transmission challenges. Please follow and like us: Views: 161

Telecoms.com
May 5th, 2026
Neos Networks teams up with Cornerstone for sovereign edge cloud deployment.

Neos Networks teams up with Cornerstone for sovereign edge cloud deployment. Neos Networks is teaming up with Cornerstone to provide connectivity services to StonesThro, supporting its distributed sovereign edge cloud infrastructure. May 5, 2026 StonesThro is described as a microscaler which distributes cloud and AI compute power to localised sites across the UK, and the job involves plugging in the regional hubs into Neos' network. The idea is to provide a distributed model for sectors where proximity is important for functionality - such as autonomous vehicles, large enterprises, local authorities and high-security sovereign software providers. The planned deployments will enable distributed cloud nodes to be deployed at scale, we're told. This is presented as an alternative to international cloud providers for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) customers handling sensitive data. Neos' network will support Cornerstone and StonesThro in delivering secure connectivity to CNI operators, an example of which is given as the rail industry. We are told the three firms are supporting the UK government's AI and data centre ambitions through an alternative infrastructure model, and StonesThro's "distributed approach moves AI capabilities closer to where they're needed and closer to where power is generated", as opposed to concentrating compute power in large southern data centres, states the release. "Our national footprint is the ideal backbone for Cornerstone and StonesThro's edge AI cloud," said Lee Myall, CEO at Neos Networks. "Through our high-capacity connectivity, we are providing the UK-wide sovereign coverage, optionality and technical resilience required for high-security projects. We are proud to power the infrastructure that will enable the next generation of real-time applications and critical national services." Andy Bates, CISO at StonesThro added: "Working with Neos Networks and Cornerstone allows us to develop and scale sovereign edge AI infrastructure with national reach. Their position as the UK's largest B2B connectivity provider, alongside their access to the rail network through Project Reach, makes them the ideal collaborator to help us deliver a local solution for local people." Last year, Neos Networks worked with Network Rail on Project Reach, which it says is "the biggest core fibre network deployment in decades". The project was announced as a public-private partnership between government-run Network Rail, infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider Freshwave, and Neos. It involves deploying fibre and mobile networks along train routes - including tunnels - boosting coverage and capacity, and ultimately the plan is to deploy more than 5,000 km of fibre in total. Deputy Editor Andrew joined Telecoms.com on the back of an extensive career in tech journalism and content strategy. Prior to Telecoms.com, he held numerous editorial, content marketing and publishing roles covering various technology markets. Want more Telecoms.com stories in your google search results? Join 56,000+ members. Yes it's completely free.

Comms Dealer
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Neos Networks integrates Brightsolid's sites into core footprint

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