Senior Network Engineer With Infrastructure As Code (Iac)

Randstad Technologies Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,140,000 - 31,365,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies is recruiting a Senior Network Engineer with IaC for a 6-month contract across Bristol, Birmingham and London, with a hybrid model (3 days in the office).

You will translate designs into automation workflows, building CI/CD pipelines for Cisco data centres and applying GitOps with automated rollbacks. You’ll integrate NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Requires hands-on expertise in Cisco NX-OS and VXLAN BGP‑EVPN with multi-site data centres.
• Strong focus on Infrastructure as Code and automation tooling.
• Experience with CI/CD workflows and automation validation in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated network changes and migrations.
• Champion GitOps principles with gates and automated rollbacks in production environments.
• Integrate automation across NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Skills

Cisco NX-OS

VXLAN BGP‑EVPN

vPC

Infrastructure as Code

Python

YAML/JSON

Ansible

GitHub/GitLab

pyATS

Genie

Governance FCA/PRA

Tools

NDFC

NetBox

ServiceNow

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

Role: Senior Network Engineer with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Type: Contract (6 Months)

Location: Bristol, Birmingham & London, UK

Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)

The Role

We are seeking a highly hands-on Senior Network Automation Engineer to eliminate manual network configurations and drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC). You will translate low-level designs into production-grade automation workflows, building robust CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical Cisco data centres.

What You’ll Do

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated network changes and migrations.
• Champion GitOps principles, treating Git as the ultimate source of truth with strict pipeline gates and automated rollbacks.
• Integrate automation seamlessly across enterprise platforms including NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

Must-Have Skills

• Networking: Deep expertise in Cisco NX-OS, VXLAN BGP‑EVPN, vPC, and Cisco NDFC.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Automation: Python (REST APIs, data modeling), YAML, JSON, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• CI/CD & Testing: GitHub/GitLab workflows, pyATS, and Genie for pre- and post-change validation.
• Governance: Experience working in strictly regulated environments requiring detailed LLD documentation (FCA / PRA standards).

This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy