Senior Network Engineer - Hybrid, DevOps/Automation (SC/DV)

Allen Lane Ltd.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Lane Ltd. is seeking two Senior Network Engineers for a 6-12 month contract based in East Kilbride with hybrid working (roughly 3 days on site).

The role focuses on enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, with a strong emphasis on network automation and DevOps practices. You will embed Infrastructure as Code principles, develop automated deployment and configuration scripts, and support CI/CD integration while maintaining secure and reliable

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Senior Network Engineer in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, IPv4/IPv6, NAT, QoS and VLSM.
• Expertise in LAN, WAN and SD-WAN design for enterprise networks.
• Clear understanding of VPN technologies and routing protocols (IKE/IPSec, OSPF, BGP).
• Proven network automation experience with Ansible and IaC practices.
• Scripting ability in Python, PowerShell or Bash; familiarity with Git-based version control.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, YAML and CI/CD tooling.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and ITSM processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide third-line resolution of network infrastructure incidents across switching, routing, firewall, load-balancing and wireless.
• Monitor, maintain and optimise network infrastructure across all environments and partner sites.
• Own network changes in line with governance and change management processes.
• Champion DevOps and Infrastructure as Code across the network function.
• Design, develop and support automated network deployment and configuration using Ansible.
• Integrate network provisioning and configuration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Reduce manual operational tasks through scripting and orchestration.
• Contribute network telemetry, monitoring and alerting into enterprise observability platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development.

Skills

TCP/IP

DHCP

DNS

VLANs

IPv4/IPv6

NAT

QoS

VLSM

LAN

WAN

SD-WAN

VPN

OSPF

BGP

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Git

REST APIs

JSON

YAML

Jira

Confluence

ITSM

Tools

Ansible

Git

CI/CD tooling

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Allen Lane Ltd. is seeking two Senior Network Engineers for a 6-12 month contract based in East Kilbride with hybrid working (roughly 3 days on site).

The role focuses on enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, with a strong emphasis on network automation and DevOps practices. You will embed Infrastructure as Code principles, develop automated deployment and configuration scripts, and support CI/CD integration while maintaining secure and reliable