Network Automation Engineer

Certain Advantage Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to drive the automation of its network infrastructure. This role involves designing and building automation solutions using tools like Ansible and Python. Candidates should have strong experience in network orchestration and be comfortable with API development. The position is hybrid, with 3 days per week on-site in London, offering a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Ansible and Python.
• Experience in network orchestration.
• Comfortable writing automation playbooks and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automation solutions for network systems.
• Develop Ansible playbooks for configuration and orchestration.
• Configure and integrate Cisco NSO for network operations.
• Build API-based integrations with tools like ServiceNow and GitHub.

Skills

Ansible

Python

Network orchestration

API development

YANG models

Job description

Network Automation Engineer

Location : London (Hybrid, 3 days per week on-site)

Duration : 6 months

Rate : Negotiable (DOE)

Overview

An industry-leading global organisation is driving the automation and standardisation of its network infrastructure and services. Theyre looking for a Network Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Ansible, Python, and network orchestration to help design, build, and integrate automation solutions across a range of enterprise platforms.

This role blends network engineering, DevOps, and systems integration ideal for someone comfortable writing automation playbooks and APIs while understanding routing, firewalls, and connectivity fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automation solutions for network and infrastructure systems.
• Develop Ansible playbooks and reusable automation modules for configuration, orchestration, and provisioning.
• Configure and integrate Cisco NSO and related orchestration tools to streamline network operations.
• Build and maintain API-based integrations with systems such as ServiceNow, NetBox, and GitHub.

Drive network configuration standardisation using YANG models.