Senior Network Automation Engineer / Software Developer

Bank of America; London Borough of Bromley; Presencial; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Resumo da oferta

Bank of America is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer / Software Developer to lead automation strategies for our enterprise networks. Bromley or Chester offices offer scale, impact, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

You will design, build and operate automation platforms, APIs and orchestration solutions, blending networking expertise with modern software engineering practices to drive reliable, scalable infrastructure-as-code across global services.

Qualificações

• Extensive experience developing network automation solutions in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong software engineering background with proven Python development expertise.
• Experience delivering automation platforms that support production infrastructure.
• Demonstrable experience across both networking and software engineering disciplines.
• Experience designing, building and operating scalable API-driven services.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop automation solutions for enterprise network provisioning and lifecycle operations.
• Build Python-based services, APIs and microservices that support network service delivery.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks for scalable infrastructure deployment.
• Create REST APIs and service integrations enabling self-service and automation.
• Lead architecture decisions and mentor engineers on Python and networking technologies.

Conhecimentos

Python development

Networking

DevOps

API design

Software engineering

Ferramentas

Ansible

Itential

Nautobot

Terraform

Network orchestration platforms

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Title

Senior Network Automation Engineer / Software Developer

Corporate Title: Vice President

Location: Bromley or Chester

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Location Information

Bromley Join our bustling Bromley office, situated in one of London’s greenest boroughs. Here you’ll find plentiful and easy commuting routes, with central London just 15 minutes away by train.

Chester Find us in the city of Chester, a destination renowned for its culture, history, and beauty. Working at Bank of America Chester offers a far-reaching global career for a world-renowned organisation, whilst being ideally situated against the backdrop of the rolling North Wales hills and the banks of the serene River Dee.

Role Description

Are you passionate about automating complex network environments and eliminating operational toil through engineering excellence? We're seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer / Software Developer to help drive the evolution of our global network automation capabilities. This is an opportunity to work at scale, designing and building automation platforms, APIs, and orchestration solutions that power critical enterprise network services. You'll combine deep networking expertise with modern software engineering practices to deliver infrastructure through code, automate operational processes, and influence the future direction of network automation across a highly complex environment. As a senior member of the team, you will lead the design and development of automation solutions that improve how networks are deployed, managed, monitored, and maintained. You'll work at the intersection of Networking, Software Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure Automation, partnering with architects, software developers, DevOps engineers, and network specialists to create scalable, resilient, and highly automated solutions.

Responsibilities

• Network Automation & Service Development: Design and develop automation solutions for enterprise network provisioning, configuration management and lifecycle operations. Build and maintain Python-based services, APIs and microservices that support network service delivery and operational workflows. Develop reusable automation frameworks and service templates that enable consistent infrastructure deployment at scale. Engineer solutions that integrate with network controllers, orchestration platforms and management systems. Design and implement automation workflows across routing, switching and data centre environments.
• Software Engineering: Develop high-quality, maintainable Python applications using modern software engineering practices. Produce clean, testable and well-documented code. Troubleshoot complex issues across network, software and automation domains. Lead peer code reviews and establish engineering standards across the team. Design REST APIs and service integrations that enable infrastructure self-service and operational automation.
• Infrastructure Automation & DevOps: Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated testing, validation and deployment. Implement automated testing frameworks and continuously expand service test coverage. Manage application deployment across development, QA, staging and production environments. Leverage Infrastructure as Code principles to drive consistency and repeatability across environments. Improve observability, reliability and operational efficiency through automation.
• Technical Leadership: Act as a technical authority for network automation and software engineering initiatives. Drive architectural decisions related to automation platforms, orchestration tooling and service design. Mentor engineers across Python development, automation frameworks and networking technologies. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate network requirements into scalable engineering solutions. Champion engineering best practices, automation-first thinking and continuous improvement.

What we are looking for

• Extensive experience developing network automation solutions within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong software engineering background with proven Python development expertise.
• Experience delivering automation platforms that support critical production infrastructure.
• Demonstrable experience working across both networking and software engineering disciplines.
• Experience designing, building and operating scalable API-driven services.

Technical Skills

• Networking strong understanding of: TCP/IP BGP VLANs VRFs Routing and switching architectures Enterprise data centre networking
• Development & Automation Expert-level experience with: Python Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS or equivalent) REST APIs Git-based development workflows CI/CD pipelines Automated testing frameworks
• Hands-on experience with: Ansible Itential Nautobot Terraform Network orchestration platforms Software Defined Networking
• Experience with one or more of: Arista CloudVision (CVP) Cisco ACI Other software-defined networking technologies
• Skills that will help: Deep understanding of Network as Code methodologies. Experience building automation around large-scale routing and switching environments. Exposure to containerised workloads and modern platform engineering practices. Knowledge of database technologies and data modelling. Experience integrating automation solutions with ITSM, source control and observability platforms.

Certifications

Highly desirable certifications include: CCIE JNCIE Cisco DevNet Professional or Expert Arista ACE Level 5+ Bank of America:

Bank of America: Benefits:

• UK At Bank of America, we strive to prioritise employees’ health and wellbeing – it’s what makes us a Great Place to Work.
• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• We offer 26-weeks paid maternity leave, 16-weeks paid paternity leave and inclusive family leave arrangements for working parents and carers including 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a well-being account, travel insurance, critical illness, cycle to work etc.
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, and virtual GP services
• Access to the Peppy App which provides 1:1 support, consultations and resources relating to men’s health, women’s health, fertility, menopause and pregnancy & parenthood
• Access to a range of gyms, exercise classes and wellbeing Apps through Wellhub, including Headspace and Calm
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long-term success.

It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well. “We are an equal opportunities employer