Senior Network Automation Engineer — Python (Hybrid London)

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

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.