Principal Network Engineer

Eden Scott; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote UK

AI-assisted engineering tools

Job summary

Eden Scott is partnering with a global payments technology organisation to build automated, self-service network platforms for engineering teams. The role focuses on infrastructure-as-code, API-driven tooling, and AI-assisted engineering to accelerate delivery and reliability.

You will join Platform Engineering to drive automation-first practices and shape future AI-enabled capabilities, acting as a senior technical authority on networking and platform architecture.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development beyond scripting.
• Automation solutions via APIs and REST services.
• Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform/Ansible or similar.
• Git, CI/CD pipelines, modern engineering workflows.
• Network automation, development or Network-as-Code principles.
• Enterprise networking knowledge incl. routing, switching, security and cloud connectivity.
• Experience in AWS, Azure, GCP or hybrid cloud environments.
• Software-engineer mindset over traditional infra operator.
• AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex.
• Understanding of MCP servers and agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design automated network platforms over manual administration.
• Develop network services via APIs, IaC and automation frameworks.
• Create self-service capabilities for infra provisioning and management.
• Drive Network-as-Code and automation-first practices.
• Collaborate with Platform Eng, SRE, Security and Software Eng teams.
• Shape future AI-assisted engineering adoption.
• Serve as senior technical authority across networking, automation and platform architecture.

Skills

Python development

APIs & REST

Infrastructure-as-Code

Terraform

Ansible

Git & CI/CD

Network automation

Networking (routing, switching, cloud)

AWS / Azure / GCP / hybrid cloud

AI-assisted tools (Claude Code, Cursor

Codex

MCP servers & agentic workflows

Tools

NetBox

HAProxy

Cloudflare

Observability tooling

Job description

We are partnering with a global payments technology organisation that is transforming the way engineering teams consume infrastructure.

This isn't a traditional network engineering role.

You will join a Platform Engineering function responsible for building highly automated, self-service platforms that enable engineering teams to move faster, operate more reliably, and increasingly leverage AI-driven capabilities.

If you're a network engineer who enjoys building automation, developing tooling, working with APIs, and solving infrastructure challenges through software rather than manual configuration,

What You will Be Doing

• Designing and building automated network platforms rather than performing manual administration.
• Developing network services through code, APIs, Infrastructure-as-Code and automation frameworks.
• Creating self-service capabilities that enable engineering teams to provision and manage infrastructure independently.
• Driving Network-as-Code and automation-first engineering practices.
• Working closely with Platform Engineering, SRE, Security and Software Engineering teams.
• Helping shape the future adoption of AI-assisted engineering and automation.
• Acting as a senior technical authority across networking, automation and platform architecture.

What We are Looking For

• Strong Python development skills beyond basic scripting
• Experience building automation solutions using APIs and REST services
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform, Ansible or similar technologies
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering workflows
• Strong understanding of network automation, network development or Network-as-Code principles
• Enterprise networking knowledge including routing, switching, security and cloud connectivity
• Experience operating within AWS, Azure, GCP or hybrid cloud environments
• Ability to think like a software engineer rather than a traditional infrastructure operator
• AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex
• Understanding of MCP servers, agentic workflows and advanced AI prompting techniques

Highly Desirable

• SRE or DevOps exposure
• NetBox, HAProxy, Cloudflare or observability tooling
• Experience building developer self-service solutions
• AI-assisted engineering tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex
• Understanding of MCP servers, agentic workflows and advanced AI prompting techniques

Why Join?

• Fully remote UK opportunity.
• Influence the future direction of Platform Engineering within a global technology business.
• Work at the intersection of networking, software engineering, automation and AI.
• Build internal platforms rather than manage tickets.
• Join a business investing heavily in Platform Engineering, automation and developer experience.
• Opportunity to help create a true self-service engineering environment.

Important

This role is best suited to candidates from backgrounds such as:

• Network Automation
• Infrastructure Software Engineering
• SRE
• DevOps Engineering (with strong coding capability)

Traditional network engineering experience alone is unlikely to be sufficient without demonstrable experience in automation, software development, Infrastructure-as-Code and modern platform engineering practices.

Candidates must have permanent eligibility to work in the UK.