Network Automation Engineer - Consultancy

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Join a specialist network engineering consultancy delivering integrated networking, security, and infrastructure solutions through trusted technology partnerships. The organisation provides end-to-end services, from consultancy and solution design to implementation and ongoing support, helping customers build modern, reliable IT environments.

This company is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to join its growing engineering team. This opportunity is ideal for a networking professional with automation experience who wants to deliver enterprise networking, data centre, and cloud projects while developing automation solutions that improve infrastructure consistency and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain network automation solutions using Python
• Automate network configuration and deployment using Ansible
• Work alongside Network Consultants on enterprise projects
• Build and improve infrastructure automation workflows
• Support enterprise networking and infrastructure transformation projects
• Produce reusable automation scripts and playbooks
• Work across customer environments to improve operational efficiency
• Collaborate with technical teams on project delivery and innovation

Skills/Must Have

• Strong enterprise networking background
• Commercial Python experience
• Hands-on Ansible experience
• Routing and switching knowledge
• Experience automating network infrastructure
• Comfortable working in project environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable Skills

• Cisco enterprise networking
• Network APIs and REST APIs
• Git or version control systems
• Infrastructure as Code
• NetBox
• Terraform
• Data centre networking

Benefits

• Opportunity to work alongside experienced consultants on technically challenging projects while continuing to develop network automation expertise and hands-on experience with enterprise networking technologies
• 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid working, average 2-3 days per week in London
• Project-based work, no BAU support focus
• Strong technical progression
• Modern enterprise networking and automation technologies

Salary

• Up to £75,000 basic salary

• Strong enterprise networking background
• Commercial Python experience
• Hands-on Ansible experience
• Routing and switching knowledge
• Experience automating network infrastructure
• Comfortable working in project environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Opportunity to work alongside experienced consultants on technically challenging projects while continuing to develop network automation expertise and hands-on experience with enterprise networking technologies
• 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid working, average 2-3 days per week in London
• Project-based work, no BAU support focus
• Strong technical progression
• Modern enterprise networking and automation technologies, * Up to £75,000 basic salary