Senior Network Automation Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by Oscar
£700 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Automation Engineer will lead a large-scale network automation program, focusing on delivering high-quality automation solutions while influencing project direction. This hands-on technical leadership role requires collaboration with engineers and stakeholders to shape automation deployment. The position emphasizes designing automation with Ansible and Python, alongside managing CI/CD pipelines across various network platforms. The role is hybrid, based in the West Midlands, and initially set for six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and developing automation using Ansible and Python in production environments
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and repeatable deployments
- Working across network platforms including Cisco, Fortinet, and F5
- Acting as a technical lead within the team and shaping delivery
- Supporting training and knowledge transfer to ensure long-term capability is built
Key Skills:
- Strong background in network automation, ideally from a network engineering foundation
- 5+ years’ experience with Ansible in production environments
- 5+ years’ experience using Python for automation and integration
- Experience managing and building CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with Cisco, Fortinet, and F5 technologies
- Comfortable working directly with stakeholders and playing a visible role in the project
Salary (Rate): £700 daily
City: West Midlands
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Automation Engineer | £650-£700p/day (Inside IR35) | West Midlands (Hybrid) | 6 months (initially) | Stakeholder management/ Comfortable with network platforms
We are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to play a key role in a large-scale network automation programme. This is a hands on technical leadership role where you'll shape the direction of the project and deliver high quality automation solutions. This is not just a delivery role. You will be a core part of the project, influencing how automation is built and deployed, while working closely with engineers and stakeholders across the programme.
Key responsibilities:
- Designing and developing automation using Ansible and Python in production environments
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and repeatable deployments
- Working across network platforms including Cisco, Fortinet, and F5
- Acting as a technical lead within the team and shaping delivery
- Supporting training and knowledge transfer to ensure long-term capability is built
What we’re looking for:
- Strong background in network automation, ideally from a network engineering foundation
- 5+ years’ experience with Ansible in production environments
- 5+ years’ experience using Python for automation and integration
- Experience managing and building CI/CD pipelines
- Hands-on experience with Cisco, Fortinet, and F5 technologies
- Comfortable working directly with stakeholders and playing a visible role in the project
Desirables:
- Experience in regulated sectors
If this sounds like a good fit, apply now as interviews commence imminently!
Senior Automation Engineer | £650-£700p/day (Inside IR35) | West Midlands (Hybrid) | 6 months (initially) | Stakeholder management/ Comfortable with network platforms