Senior Network Automation Engineer - Python £102,000 | 12-month contract | Central London - Hybrid | PAYE / Inside IR35 Strong Network Engineer who can genuinely code in Python? We're hiring a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join the infrastructure engineering team of a leading global technology company, working on one of the world's largest and most complex network environments.
This isn't a traditional network support role. You'll combine deep networking knowledge with Python engineering, building automation to provision, test and deploy new network technologies at global scale.
Why consider it? Annual Salary up to £102,000 doe 12-month contract with potential to extend - inside IR35, PAYE - paid weekly via Principle HR Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite in Central London Work on large-scale global backbone network infrastructure Exposure to cutting-edge network automation and AI-assisted engineering.
What we're looking for
- 7+ years' relevant engineering experience
- Strong hands-on Python programming
- Excellent networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6
- Experience building network automation for provisioning, deployment or operations
- Strong Linux experience
- Network configuration experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena or Infinera
- Experience using AI tools for coding or automation
- Bonus points for IS-IS, CI/CD, ZTP, Ansible/Puppet/Chef or network test automation.
What will you work on?
- Build Python tooling for network provisioning and deployment
- Automate integration of new routing and switching platforms
- Develop automated testing for new network hardware and software
- Troubleshoot complex network, automation and hardware issues
- Help take new network technologies from lab testing into production.
Interested? If you're a network engineer who enjoys writing code as much as working with networks, we'd like to hear from you. Apply now for immediate consideration. All applications are reviewed by Som in Principle. Som | som@principlehr.com