Network Automation Architect

About the Role

As a pivotal member of our team, you will play a vital role in translating low-level designs into production-grade automation solutions.

You'll work at the intersection of network engineering and automation, utilising your deep expertise in Cisco data centre networking while building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.

Your work will ensure stability, repeatability, and change assurance across customer environments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and maintain network automation solutions aligned with approved designs and governance.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code workflows for Cisco data centre networks (NX OS/NDFC driven).
• Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines for network changes.
• Integrate automation with platforms like NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Create reusable automation patterns and templates for network configuration.
• Execute automation-driven configuration changes and support migration activities.
• Collaborate with the Lead TDA to ensure all automation aligns with architecture and governance controls.
• Support pre and post-change validation, ensuring automation outputs meet expectations.
• Troubleshoot automation pipelines and network behaviours during delivery.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of automation tooling and processes.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Strong hands-on experience in Cisco data centre networking (NX OS, VXLAN EVPN).
• Proven ability to build and support automation in production environments.
• Comfortable working across networking and software tooling.
• Experience in structured delivery environments with change control and governance.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams.

Essential Skills

• Cisco NX OS (VXLAN BGP EVPN, vPC, SNMPv3, TACACS+).
• Python for production-quality automation and REST API integration.
• GitHub/GitLab experience, including self-hosted runner configuration.
• YAML and JSON data handling.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Experience producing HLD/LLD documentation aligned to FCA/PRA standards.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Batfish, VMware NSX, Docker containers, and automation testing frameworks.