Hybrid: Senior Network Automation Engineer (IaC & GitOps)

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies Recruitment is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to drive Infrastructure as Code in production-grade automation for Cisco data centers. The role emphasizes building CI/CD pipelines and eliminating manual configurations in a hands-on capacity.

You will translate low-level designs into automated workflows, ensure governance in regulated environments, and integrate across NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Cisco NX-OS and VXLAN BGP-EVPN.
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling.
• Strong Python for REST APIs and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated network changes.
• Champion GitOps with gates and automated rollbacks.
• Integrate automation across NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow and AAP.

Skills

Cisco NX-OS

VXLAN BGP-EVPN

vPC

Infrastructure as Code

Python

YAML/JSON

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

GitHub/GitLab CI/CD

pyATS/Genie

Regulatory governance FCA/PRA

Tools

NDFC

NetBox

ServiceNow

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Job description

Randstad Technologies Recruitment is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to drive Infrastructure as Code in production-grade automation for Cisco data centers. The role emphasizes building CI/CD pipelines and eliminating manual configurations in a hands-on capacity.

You will translate low-level designs into automated workflows, ensure governance in regulated environments, and integrate across NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.