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# Network Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Xcede
- **Location:** Greater Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, Github, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Network Architecture, Network Service, Scrum Methodology, Ansible, Prometheus, Scaled Agile Framework, Scripting, Computer Networking Systems, System Availability, Grafana, HybridCloud, Gitlab, Git, SC Clearance, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Fortinet, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Jenkins, Servicenow
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815281273-network-automation-engineer

## About the Role

* Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform)
 * Configuration Management (Ansible preferred)
 * CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
 * Linux administration and Bash/Python scripting
 * AWS and/or Azure networking
 * Kubernetes or container platform experience
 * Git and version control
 * Monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana or similar
 * Strong understanding of NetDevOps principles
 * Agile/Scrum delivery experience

## Description

Senior Network Automation Engineer

6-month contract Outside IR35 Hybrid - 2 days a week in Manchester Active SC Clearance Required

We're looking for a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join a consultancy delivering large-scale transformation across cloud and network infrastructure. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone passionate about Infrastructure as Code, automation and modern NetDevOps practices. You will work within a highly skilled engineering team delivering automation-first solutions across hybrid cloud environments while improving reliability, reducing operational overhead and modernising network services.

Key Responsibilities

 * Designing and automating cloud-based network infrastructure
 * Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
 * Developing automation for network provisioning and operational tasks
 * Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
 * Supporting AWS, Azure and hybrid cloud networking
 * Improving platform reliability and observability
 * Working within Agile engineering teams
 * Collaborating with Architects, Platform Engineers and Security teams
 * Driving continuous improvement and automation across network services

Essential Skills

 * Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform)
 * Configuration Management (Ansible preferred)
 * CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
 * Linux administration and Bash/Python scripting
 * AWS and/or Azure networking
 * Kubernetes or container platform experience
 * Git and version control
 * Monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana or similar
 * Strong understanding of NetDevOps principles
 * Agile/Scrum delivery experience

Desirable

 * Cisco networking
 * Palo Alto or Fortinet
 * OCI
 * Helm
 * GitOps
 * ArgoCD
 * ServiceNow

Tech Stack

Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux, Bash, Python, Prometheus, Grafana, Helm, GitOps


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