Network Development Engineer

US Tech Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

US Tech Solutions in London is seeking an experienced Network Production Engineer to design, provision, deploy, and scale a global network infrastructure. You will build production-grade software, AI-powered automation, and scalable systems to support millions of users.

You will work hybrid, 1-2 days onsite, collaborating with skilled engineers to qualify new platforms and drive production rollouts while leveraging AI to enhance engineering productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation, tools, and workflows for network provisioning, deployment, and platform integration.
• Build AI-powered end-to-end test automation frameworks for validating switches, routers, optical devices, and network software.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous qualification and deployment.
• Develop automation for platform provisioning, configuration management, and deployment workflows.
• Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues across network infrastructure, hardware, software, and automation systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to qualify new platforms and support production rollouts.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance automation, software development, and engineering productivity.
• Support the deployment, maintenance, and scaling of large-scale network infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Linux

Networking fundamentals

CI/CD

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Django

SQL

Job description

Location: London (hybrid 1-2 days onsite)

Duration: 12 months

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Network Production Engineer to join a team responsible for designing, provisioning, deploying, and scaling one of the world's largest and most complex network infrastructures. In this role, you will design and develop automation, tooling, and testing frameworks that enable the seamless integration of next-generation routing, switching, and optical platforms into production.

Working alongside highly skilled engineers, you will build production-grade software, AI-powered automation, and scalable systems that support a global network serving millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation, tools, and workflows for network provisioning, deployment, and platform integration.
• Build AI-powered end-to-end test automation frameworks for validating switches, routers, optical devices, and network software.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous qualification and deployment.
• Develop automation for platform provisioning, configuration management, and deployment workflows.
• Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues across network infrastructure, hardware, software, and automation systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to qualify new platforms and support production rollouts.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance automation, software development, and engineering productivity.
• Support the deployment, maintenance, and scaling of large-scale network infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7–10 years of experience in Software Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Network Engineering, or Test Automation.
• Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), Go, Java, or C++.
• Experience developing software on Linux-based platforms.
• Hands-on experience building automation for network provisioning, deployment, and operations.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, SSH, DHCP, and DNS.
• Experience working with networking platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena, or Infinera.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and applying AI to engineering workflows.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), monitoring, remediation, and deployment systems.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of Django, SQL, distributed systems, and large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience with software and network debugging, profiling, and performance optimization.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

AI Statement:

By applying, you acknowledge that AI-assisted tools may be used during hiring.