Network Automation Engineer
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Job description
- Design, build, and maintain automation solutions for network and infrastructure systems.
- Develop Ansible playbooks and reusable automation modules for configuration, orchestration, and provisioning.
- Configure and integrate Cisco NSO and related orchestration tools to streamline network operations.
- Build and maintain API-based integrations with systems such as ServiceNow, NetBox, and GitHub.
- Drive network configuration standardisation using YANG models for routers and switches.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps) for network code delivery.
- Troubleshoot and optimise automation workflows across hybrid (on-prem and cloud) environments.
- Collaborate with architects, service owners, and developers to translate requirements into scalable automated solutions.
- Maintain documentation for designs, processes, and operational procedures.
- Promote automation, standardisation, and best practices across global teams.
Technologies:
- API
- AWS
- Ansible
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Cisco
- DevOps
- Git
- GitHub
- ITIL
- JSON
- LAN
- Linux
- Network
- Python
- REST
- ServiceNow
- Ubuntu
- XML
- Bash
- GitLab
- GitOps
- Grafana
- Jenkins
- OpenStack
- PowerShell
- Prometheus
- Terraform
- VMware
Requirements
- Proven experience in network engineering or network automation (WAN, LAN, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP).
- Hands-on experience developing automation using Ansible and Python.
- Familiarity with Cisco NSO and YANG modelling or similar orchestration tools.
- Understanding of network APIs (REST/NETCONF) and data formats (XML/JSON).
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows.
- Comfortable working in Linux-based environments (RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
- Knowledge of cloud networking (Azure/AWS VPCs, Transit Gateways, VPNs).
- Excellent documentation, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Certifications such as Cisco CCNP/DevNet Professional preferred; ITIL desirable., We are an industry-leading global organisation dedicated to driving the automation and standardisation of our network infrastructure and services. We are looking for a Network Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Ansible, Python, and network orchestration to help us design, build, and integrate automation solutions across a range of enterprise platforms.
In this role, you will blend network engineering, DevOps, and systems integration. If you are comfortable writing automation playbooks and APIs while understanding routing, firewalls, and connectivity fundamentals, we want to hear from you.
Ideal candidates are experienced Network Automation Engineers, Network DevOps Engineers, or DevNet Specialists who possess hands-on expertise in both traditional networking and modern automation practices. You should be fluent in Python, think in APIs, and take pride in transforming manual configurations into efficient, repeatable code.
Join us in standardising and automating global network configurations and connectivity services, integrating network provisioning with ServiceNow and NetBox, and building the automation layer for hybrid cloud networks. We look forward to your application.
