Digital Transformation Automation Lead

Vodafone; Newbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus 10%

28 days annual leave + Bank holidays

Private pension

Private medical

Share save scheme

Discounts Vodafone

Job summary

Vodafone in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade software supporting digital transformation and automation initiatives.

The role combines hands-on Python development with technical leadership, REST API design, CI/CD practices, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python proficiency and experience with API development.
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications, services, APIs, and automation workflows.
• Build high-quality, reusable, maintainable, and scalable code following engineering best practices.
• Develop event-driven and API-enabled solutions supporting network and operational automation.
• Develop orchestration workflows, automation scripts, and integrations across multiple systems.
• Produce technical documentation, design artefacts, and implementation guidance.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practices.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, defect management, and release activities.
• Contribute to engineering standards, software quality assurance, and secure development practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in software delivery processes and platform reliability.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual operational tasks and improve process efficiency.
• Support training and overviews to operational staff and senior leadership stakeholders.
• Support out-of-hours activities where required to maintain production services.

Skills

Python development

REST API design

CI/CD

Cloud tooling

DevOps practices

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

Vodafone in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade software supporting digital transformation and automation initiatives.

The role combines hands-on Python development with technical leadership, REST API design, CI/CD practices, and collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.