Senior Network Automation Engineer - CONTRACT

Etonwood Limited
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

API
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
Unix
Continuous Integration
Linux
Python
Network Connections
Network Service
Powershell
Reliability Engineering
Ansible
HybridCloud
Containerization
Hardware Infrastructure
Terraform
Open Network Automation Platform
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Cisco networks

Job description

Senior Network Automation Engineer

SC Cleared | Manchester (2-3 days per week) | Inside IR35 | Initial Contract

Circa £600 p/d (umbrella/inside IR35)

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of network automation within a large-scale government environment, driving automation-first engineering practices across hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure.

You'll play a key role in modernising network services, improving reliability and operational efficiency, and reducing manual effort through Infrastructure as Code and NetDevOps principles.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop network automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments
  • Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure delivery
  • Automate operational and low-value manual tasks
  • Design secure, resilient network connectivity across AWS, Azure and OCI
  • Support and enhance network services throughout the service lifecycle
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives and reliability engineering
  • Work across Agile, ITIL and project delivery environments
  • Mentor engineers and promote automation best practice across multidisciplinary teams

Essential Skills

  • Strong Network Automation/NetDevOps experience
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
  • Configuration as Code
  • CI/CD pipeline implementation and support
  • Linux, Unix and Windows administration
  • Python, Bash or PowerShell scripting
  • Hybrid Cloud networking (AWS, Azure and ideally OCI)
  • Agile delivery experience
  • Experience mentoring technical teams

Desirable

  • Cisco automation
  • Network APIs
  • Git/GitHub
  • Container technologies

Requirements

  • Strong Network Automation/NetDevOps experience
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
  • Configuration as Code
  • CI/CD pipeline implementation and support
  • Linux, Unix and Windows administration
  • Python, Bash or PowerShell scripting
  • Hybrid Cloud networking (AWS, Azure and ideally OCI)
  • Agile delivery experience
  • Experience mentoring technical teams

Desirable

  • Cisco automation
  • Network APIs
  • Git/GitHub
  • Container technologies

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