Network Automation Engineer

Network Automation Engineer

Posted 3 days ago by Levy Global

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Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
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Ansible Application Programming Interface (API) Automated Testing Framework Automation Azure Kubernetes Service Bash (Scripting Language) Configuration Management Data Centers Datamodel Data Modeling Domain Name System (DNS) Servers Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Generic Programming Git (Version Control System) Grafana Kubernetes Linux Management Network Automation Oracle Linux Python (Programming Language) Scripting Software Development Templates Verification And Validation Workflows

Summary: The Network Automation Engineer role involves designing, building, and maintaining automated workflows for high-performance on-premise data centers. The engineer will collaborate with network and platform teams to translate network intent into reliable automation solutions. This position requires strong programming skills and knowledge of network automation best practices. The role is a 6-month contract based in London and classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the network automation framework, including source of truth, templates, validation, and change control.
  • Build idempotent automation to provision and manage data center fabrics at scale.
  • Integrate with vendor APIs and SDKs (e.g., Arista EOS, NetQ).
  • Capture network intent as code, ensuring code quality through peer reviews and validation.
  • Implement telemetry, monitoring, and SLOs to enable automated remediation.
  • Follow NetDevOps best practices and share knowledge across the team.
  • Collaborate with engineers to translate network designs into automated workflows.
  • Deliver incremental improvements safely through tested changes.
  • Stay up to date on vendor and industry developments and recommend practical adoption paths.

Key Skills:

  • Strong Python development for production-ready automation tools.
  • Golang experience for performance-oriented tooling.
  • Advanced Ansible knowledge (roles, collections, YAML/JSON data models).
  • Proficient with Git workflows, branching, pull requests, and semantic versioning.
  • Observability fundamentals (Prometheus, Grafana, logging, tracing).
  • Experience with source of truth/CMDB systems (NetBox, Nautobot).
  • Solid Linux networking knowledge (iptables, DHCP, DNS) and Bash scripting.
  • Workflow orchestration (Temporal or similar tools).
  • Network validation/testing tools (pyATS, NAPALM).
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Secure secrets and configuration management (Vault, PKI).
  • Experience with data center fabrics, QoS, and high-performance networking is a plus.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Network Automation Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid) | Contract: 6 months, Inside IR35

We’re seeking a Network Automation Engineer to join a key client and help them design, build, and maintain automated workflows for high-performance on-premise data centres. You’ll work closely with network and platform teams to turn network intent into reliable, scalable, and repeatable automation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the network automation framework, including source of truth, templates, validation, and change control.
  • Build idempotent automation to provision and manage data center fabrics at scale.
  • Integrate with vendor APIs and SDKs (e.g., Arista EOS, NetQ).
  • Capture network intent as code, ensuring code quality through peer reviews and validation.
  • Implement telemetry, monitoring, and SLOs to enable automated remediation.
  • Follow NetDevOps best practices and share knowledge across the team.
  • Collaborate with engineers to translate network designs into automated workflows.
  • Deliver incremental improvements safely through tested changes.
  • Stay up to date on vendor and industry developments and recommend practical adoption paths.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Strong Python development for production-ready automation tools.
  • Golang experience for performance-oriented tooling.
  • Advanced Ansible knowledge (roles, collections, YAML/JSON data models).
  • Proficient with Git workflows, branching, pull requests, and semantic versioning.
  • Observability fundamentals (Prometheus, Grafana, logging, tracing).
  • Experience with source of truth/CMDB systems (NetBox, Nautobot).
  • Solid Linux networking knowledge (iptables, DHCP, DNS) and Bash scripting.
  • Workflow orchestration (Temporal or similar tools).
  • Network validation/testing tools (pyATS, NAPALM).
  • Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Secure secrets and configuration management (Vault, PKI).
  • Experience with data center fabrics, QoS, and high-performance networking is a plus.
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