Applications Engineer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a Private Cloud Network Automation Engineer to design, deploy and operate a greenfield on-prem OpenStack private cloud. The role sits at the intersection of networking and software engineering, ensuring day one operations are automated, scalable and consistent.

You will automate networking with Python, Ansible and Terraform, build CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with Compute, Storage and Kubernetes teams to deliver end-to-end network workflows.

Qualifications

• OpenStack Neutron, OVN and ML2 expertise with data centre networking principles.
• Hands-on automation of Cisco NX-OS and Arista EOS networks.
• Proven ability to build repeatable SDN automation using Python/Ansible/Terraform.
• Experience with REST APIs, Infrastructure as Code and Git-based development.

Responsibilities

• Build and automate OpenStack networking provisioning and integration with the network fabric.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for network changes.
• Integrate automation with IPAM, inventory and platform systems.
• Develop telemetry, observability dashboards and troubleshooting tooling.
• Collaborate with Compute, Storage and Kubernetes engineers on end-to-end workflows.
• Ensure changes are version controlled, peer reviewed, tested and auditable.

Skills

OpenStack Neutron

OVN

ML2

BGP

EVPN

VXLAN

Leaf-Spine architectures

Cisco NX-OS

Arista EOS

REST APIs

Infrastructure as Code

Git-based development

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Git

CI/CD tools

Job description

Join a Leading global semiconductor and software design innovator as a Private Cloud Network Automation Engineer.

Job Overview

We are responsible for the design, deployment and operations of a new greenfield on-prem private cloud based on OpenStack. The Private Cloud Network Automation Engineer will develop the software, automation and infrastructure as code that will act as the glue to seamlessly provision networking capabilities within the OpenStack platform and integration with the underlying fabric. The role sits at the intersection of networking and software engineering and will help ensure day one operations are fully automated, scalable and consistent.

Location

Cambridge

Contract

ASAP (6 months)

Work mode

Hybrid (2 days on-site a week)

Responsibilities

• Help establish zero-touch provisioning and automated network lifecycle by building reusable automation modules using Python, Ansible, APIs and Terraform tooling to automate the provisioning, configuration and integration of OpenStack networking services Neutron, OVN and ML2 with the network fabric.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for network configuration and changes. Implementing automated testing and validation of network changes to ensure changes are version controlled, peer reviewed, tested and auditable.
• Integrate network automation with source control, IPAM, inventory and other platform systems, developing automated configuration compliance and drift detection.
• Develop telemetry and observability integrations and dashboards to enable easy debugging, solving and tuning opportunities.
• Work with Compute, Storage and Kubernetes engineers to automate end-to-end network workflows.
• Required Skills and Experience:
• Understanding of OpenStack networking services such as Neutron, OVN and ML2 ; and Data Centre networking principles BGP, EVPN, VXLAN and Leaf-Spine architectures.
• Strong network engineering background with hands-on experience automating Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS or equivalent network platforms.
• Proven Python/Ansible/Terraform experience build repeatable software-defined network automation, developing REST APIs and the application of
• Infrastructure as Code principles and practices.
• Experience using Git-based development and CI/CD tools and pipelines.

"Nice To Have" Skills and Experience:

• Experience building automation for large-scale HPC or cloud infrastructure.
• Net Box or similar source-of-truth/IPAM platforms.
• Cisco Nexus and/or Arista Cloud Vision Dashboard APIs.
• Automated network testing frameworks.
• Prometheus, Grafana and Open Telemetry or similar
• Automated compliance and configuration validation.