Automation-Driven Network Architect & Migration Lead

Reed Technology; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 119,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

REED Technology is seeking a Network Automation Transformation Lead to drive automated network migrations as part of a major enterprise programme. The role focuses on defining the migration approach, establishing automation standards and governing delivery to ensure safe, repeatable changes across data centres.

You will lead automation-enabled delivery, collaborate with architects and engineers, and help modernise legacy environments into an automation-first platform with controlled change

Qualifications

• Led large-scale network or data centre migrations.
• Implemented automation-led deployment strategies.
• Built or governed automation frameworks used for infrastructure delivery.
• Defined testing, validation and rollback approaches for enterprise migrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of automation-driven network migration approaches.
• Define and govern automation standards, deployment methods and ways of working.
• Establish testing, validation and rollback frameworks for large-scale migrations.
• Drive CI/CD and automated delivery practices across network transformation activities.
• Work collaboratively with architects, engineers, operations and programme teams.
• Ensure migration activities are repeatable, auditable and aligned with governance requirements.
• Support large-scale data centre transformation and infrastructure modernisation initiatives.
• Identify risks, dependencies and technical challenges across migration workstreams.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across automation-enabled delivery.

Skills

Network Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Python

Terraform

CI/CD Pipelines

Git-based deployment

Cisco Data Centre technologies

EVPN / VXLAN

Cisco Nexus

Network transformation

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

REED Technology is seeking a Network Automation Transformation Lead to drive automated network migrations as part of a major enterprise programme. The role focuses on defining the migration approach, establishing automation standards and governing delivery to ensure safe, repeatable changes across data centres.

You will lead automation-enabled delivery, collaborate with architects and engineers, and help modernise legacy environments into an automation-first platform with controlled change