Network Automation Engineer: IaC, Python & APIs

Arcus Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcus Search is seeking a Network Automation Engineer for a London-based, inside IR35 contract. You will focus on automating networking tasks, building IaC with Python, and developing APIs and tools to scale the network.

Ideal candidates bring strong software engineering background, knowledge of networking fundamentals (firewalls, routing & switching), and experience with Puppet/Ansible/Terraform. The role runs for 12 months with ongoing project pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in software engineering with network automation.
• Proficient in IaC and Python or similar.
• Experience building APIs and scalable network tooling.
• Strong understanding of networks, firewalls, routing & switching.

Responsibilities

• Automate networking tasks and build IaC solutions.
• Develop APIs/tools to scale networks.
• Collaborate with platform teams and security.
• 12-month contract with long-term project pipeline.

Skills

Software engineering

IaC

Python

APIs

Networking basics

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Arcus Search is seeking a Network Automation Engineer for a London-based, inside IR35 contract. You will focus on automating networking tasks, building IaC with Python, and developing APIs and tools to scale the network.

Ideal candidates bring strong software engineering background, knowledge of networking fundamentals (firewalls, routing & switching), and experience with Puppet/Ansible/Terraform. The role runs for 12 months with ongoing project pipelines.