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# Network Automation Engineer - Remote

- **Company:** Vallum Associates
- **Location:** Hemel Hempstead, UK (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Github, Network Configuration and Change Management, Ansible, Systems Integration, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Open Network Automation Platform, Software Version Control, Service Stack
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2879169639-network-automation-engineer-remote

## About the Role

* Deep, hands-on Arista expertise, with proven experience designing and deploying production Arista fabrics (not lab/POC only).
 * Strong working knowledge of Arista AVD and how it constructs fabric configurations.
 * Practical experience building and operating VXLAN BGP EVPN fabrics.
 * Ability to translate legacy/non-fabric network configs into fabric-based configs.

Strong infrastructure-as-code skill set, including:

 * Arista AVD
 * CloudVision as a Service (CVaaS)
 * GitHub / version control
 * CI/CD pipelining for network automation
 * Ability to teach and mentor others - comfortable instructing and upskilling team members on fabric design and automation practices.
 * Broad networking background with experience integrating Arista fabrics into a wider data center technology stack.

## Description

* Design, build, and deploy production-level Arista VXLAN BGP EVPN fabrics using Arista's AVD (Ansible Validated Designs) framework.
 * Map existing non-fabric network configurations to fabric-based configurations.
 * Integrate Arista fabric solutions with other data center technologies (compute, storage, virtualization, security, etc.).
 * Guide, train, and mentor networking team members (including Shuan and teammates) on AVD-based fabric configuration and design principles.
 * Support and grow infrastructure-as-code practices across the network team, including CVaaS, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelining for network configuration management.
 * Partner with EMEA and global network teams to deliver solutions while building internal capability.


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