Network Automation Engineer

Xcede Recruitment Solutions; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 110,700 - 166,050; Part time

Job summary

Xcede Recruitment Solutions in Manchester is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer on a 6-month contract outside IR35. This hybrid role requires active SC clearance and two days in Manchester.

You will design and automate cloud-based network infrastructure, build IaC with Terraform and Ansible, and drive CI/CD pipelines within Agile teams. Work across AWS, Azure, and on-premise hybrid networks to improve reliability, observability, and efficiency while collaborating with Architects,

Qualifications

• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform).
• Configuration Management (Ansible preferred).
• CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions).
• Linux administration and Bash/Python scripting.
• AWS and/or Azure networking.
• Kubernetes or container platform experience.
• Git and version control.
• Monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana or similar.
• Strong understanding of NetDevOps principles.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Designing and automating cloud-based network infrastructure
• Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
• Developing automation for network provisioning and operational tasks
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting AWS, Azure and hybrid cloud networking
• Improving platform reliability and observability
• Working within Agile engineering teams
• Collaborating with Architects, Platform Engineers and Security teams
• Driving continuous improvement and automation across network services

Skills

Strong NetDevOps practices

Agile/Scrum delivery experience

Linux administration

Bash/Python scripting

Cloud networking concepts

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

AWS

Azure

Job description

Senior Network Automation Engineer

6-month contract Outside IR35 Hybrid - 2 days a week in Manchester Active SC Clearance Required

We’re looking for a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join a consultancy delivering large‑scale transformation across cloud and network infrastructure. This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone passionate about Infrastructure as Code, automation and modern NetDevOps practices. You will work within a highly skilled engineering team delivering automation‑first solutions across hybrid cloud environments while improving reliability, reducing operational overhead and modernising network services.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and automating cloud‑based network infrastructure
• Building Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible
• Developing automation for network provisioning and operational tasks
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Supporting AWS, Azure and hybrid cloud networking
• Improving platform reliability and observability
• Working within Agile engineering teams
• Collaborating with Architects, Platform Engineers and Security teams
• Driving continuous improvement and automation across network services

Essential Skills

• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform)
• Configuration Management (Ansible preferred)
• CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions)
• Linux administration and Bash/Python scripting
• AWS and/or Azure networking
• Kubernetes or container platform experience
• Git and version control
• Monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana or similar
• Strong understanding of NetDevOps principles
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience

Desirable

• Cisco networking
• Palo Alto or Fortinet
• OCI
• Helm
• GitOps
• ArgoCD
• ServiceNow

Tech Stack

Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux, Bash, Python, Prometheus, Grafana, Helm, GitOps