Network Automation Engineer

G-Research is going through an exciting period of growth in our colocation and low-latency platform. As part of our transformation, we are looking for a highly-skilled network automation engineer to join our Colo Infrastructure team., * Building and evolving automation frameworks for network provisioning and lifecycle management

• Developing infrastructure-as-code solutions using Python, Ansible, Terraform and Jinja2
• Integrating network automation into CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable deployments
• Creating APIs and self-service tooling for engineering teams
• Implementing observability and telemetry solutions for performance and reliability
• Partnering with network, platform and security teams to deliver resilient, scalable systems
• Contributing to incident response and production reliability
• On-call responsibilities for the most critical parts of the infrastructure

We’re looking for a skilled network engineer with technical experience of managing high-performance, low-latency, scalable and resilient network infrastructure solutions.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Confident with Python and solid engineering fundamentals across testing, version control and CI/CD
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform and Jinja2; also must have experience leveraging AI tools, such as Claude Code
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to monitoring, observability or telemetry in distributed systems
• Pragmatic problem solver who can operate in ambiguity and take ownership
• Comfortable working in collaborative, fast-paced engineering teams
• Deep understanding of networking fundamentals and ideally experience in network engineer in financial markets

• Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
• Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
• 30 days’ annual leave
• 9% company pension contributions
• Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
• Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Monthly company events