Senior Network Automation Engineer - Python - Global Tech

Principle; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Principle is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join our infrastructure team in London. The role combines deep networking with Python engineering to create automation for provisioning, testing and deploying network technologies at a global scale.

This is an on-site to hybrid arrangement in Central London, on a 12-month contract. You will work on large-scale backbone networks, writing Python tooling and helping bring new technologies from lab to production.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' relevant engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on Python programming.
• Excellent networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6.
• Experience building network automation for provisioning, deployment or operations.
• Strong Linux experience.
• Network configuration experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena or Infinera.
• Experience using AI tools for coding or automation.

Responsibilities

• Build Python tooling for network provisioning and deployment.
• Automate integration of new routing and switching platforms.
• Develop automated testing for new network hardware and software.
• Troubleshoot complex network, automation and hardware issues.
• Help take new network technologies from lab testing into production.

Skills

Python programming

Networking fundamentals

Network automation

Linux

Network devices

AI tools for coding

7+ years experience

Job description

About This Job

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Work Mode: On-site

Industry: Computer Networking Products,Technology, Information and Internet,Technology, Information and Media

Job Description

Senior Network Automation Engineer - Python

£102,000 | 12-month contract | Central London - Hybrid | PAYE / Inside IR35

Strong Network Engineer who can genuinely code in Python?
We're hiring a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join the infrastructure engineering team of a leading global technology company, working on one of the world's largest and most complex network environments.
This isn't a traditional network support role. You'll combine deep networking knowledge with Python engineering, building automation to provision, test and deploy new network technologies at global scale.

Why consider it?

Annual Salary up to £102,000 doe12-month contract with potential to extend - inside IR35, PAYE - paid weely via Principle HRHybrid - 1-2 days onsite in Central LondonWork on large-scale global backbone network infrastructureExposure to cutting-edge network automation and AI-assisted engineering

What we're looking for

• 7+ years' relevant engineering experience
• Strong hands-on Python programming
• Excellent networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, IPv4/IPv6
• Experience building network automation for provisioning, deployment or operations
• Strong Linux experience
• Network configuration experience with Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena or Infinera
• Experience using AI tools for coding or automation

Bonus points for IS-IS, CI/CD, ZTP, Ansible/Puppet/Chef or network test automation.

What will you work on?

• Build Python tooling for network provisioning and deployment
• Automate integration of new routing and switching platforms
• Develop automated testing for new network hardware and software
• Troubleshoot complex network, automation and hardware issues
• Help take new network technologies from lab testing into production