Hybrid Network DevOps Engineer — Automation & Growth

Anson McCade; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Pension up to 14%

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Hybrid working

Paid overtime

Subsidised meals

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Anson McCade is seeking a Network DevOps Engineer in Stevenage to design, develop, and maintain production-grade Python software for network infrastructure at scale, with a focus on automation and reliability.

You will champion best practices, build automated testing and CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, and work with Ansible, Django/FastAPI, and OpenShift to modernise our network management. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits in the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Strong Python software engineering practices and testable code.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs with Django REST Framework or FastAPI.
• Experience with CI/CD, Ansible, and Linux server automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade Python software for network infrastructure.
• Champion software engineering best practices and code reviews.
• Establish automated testing strategies and build CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
• Develop Ansible playbooks and manage network configurations.
• Extend network sources of truth with data models and automation.

Skills

Advanced Python

OOP

Design patterns

Testing strategies

DevOps

Agile: Scrum/Kanban

Git & GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

REST & GraphQL APIs

Django / FastAPI

Tools

Ansible

Django

FastAPI

Pydantic

JSON/YAML

Jinja2

Git / GitLab

Nautobot

OpenShift

Linux (RHEL)

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Anson McCade is seeking a Network DevOps Engineer in Stevenage to design, develop, and maintain production-grade Python software for network infrastructure at scale, with a focus on automation and reliability.

You will champion best practices, build automated testing and CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, and work with Ansible, Django/FastAPI, and OpenShift to modernise our network management. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits in the United Kingdom.