Automation Engineer - Data Centre / Network Automation

🚀 Automation Engineer – Data Centre / Network Automation

💰 £75,000 – £80,000

📍 London (Hybrid)

Are you an Automation Engineer with strong networking knowledge who loves building scalable, reliable automation in a data centre environment? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a specialist engineering team supporting a leading global hedge fund , working on cutting-edge network automation and data centre infrastructure.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a small, high-impact Data Centre team focused on automating key infrastructure operations and improving the efficiency of the network environment. Acting as the bridge between the cabling engineers and network automation team , you’ll have end-to-end visibility across the environment and help design smarter ways to manage and scale their data centre.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Automating patching schedules, IP allocations, and configuration jobs
• Working with NetBox to manage rack diagrams and automate workflows
• Supporting automation for Arista-based infrastructure
• Collaborating with DC and Network teams to streamline deployments
• Designing scripts and tools to remove manual tasks and improve reliability

Tech Stack / Experience Needed

✅ Must have: Python, Ansible

✨ Nice to have: Arista, NetBox, DC Layer 1 experience, Temporal, Go (bonus)

💡 Networking background highly desirable

🏦 No finance experience required

🎓 No certifications needed – proven hands-on experience matters most

The Package

💰 Salary: £75,000 – £80,000 (max)

🏢 Hybrid working model

🌍 Exposure to a global, high-performance infrastructure environment

About the Company

You’ll be joining a specialist technology consultancy that partners with some of the most advanced enterprise and financial clients globally. They’re known for their deep expertise in network automation, cloud, and infrastructure engineering , delivering solutions that enable clients to move faster, safer, and smarter.

Expect a collaborative, engineering-led culture where innovation, ownership, and technical excellence are at the heart of everything they do.

Interested?

Apply now or reach out directly to discuss this role in more detail.