Network Automation Engineer

Job Description

Senior Network Automation Engineer6-month contractOutside IR35Hybrid - 2 days a week in ManchesterActive SC Clearance RequiredWe're looking for a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join a consultancy delivering large-scale transformation across cloud and network infrastructure.This is a hands-on engineering role for someone passionate about Infrastructure as Code, automation and modern NetDevOps practices.You'll work within a highly skilled engineering team delivering automation-first solutions across hybrid cloud environments while improving reliability, reducing operational overhead and modernising network services.Key ResponsibilitesDesigning and automating cloud-based network infrastructureBuilding Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AnsibleDeveloping automation for network provisioning and operational tasksBuilding and maintaining CI/CD pipelinesSupporting AWS, Azure and hybrid cloud networkingImproving platform reliability and observabilityWorking within Agile engineering teamsCollaborating with Architects, Platform Engineers and Security teamsDriving continuous improvement and automation across network servicesEssential Skills Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform)Configuration Management (Ansible preferred)CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)Linux administration and Bash/Python scriptingAWS and/or Azure networkingKubernetes or container platform experienceGit and version controlMonitoring using Prometheus, Grafana or similarStrong understanding of NetDevOps principlesAgile/Scrum delivery experienceDesirable Cisco networkingPalo Alto or FortinetOCIHelmGitOpsArgoCDServiceNowTech StackTerraform Ansible AWS Azure Kubernetes Docker Git GitLab CI Jenkins GitHub Actions Linux Bash Python Prometheus Grafana Helm GitOpsTPBN1_UKTJ