Network jobs in United Kingdom
Head of Network Automation/Engineering
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Job summary
A leading telecommunications provider in London seeks a Head of Automation for a 6-month contract. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, network transformations, and leadership. Responsibilities include leading development squads, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring high-quality code delivery. Strong knowledge of automation and telecom standards is essential.
Qualifications
- Multiple years of experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company.
- Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations.
- Proven track record of delivering high quality code and leading development squads.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, develop and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources.
- Assess use cases in backlog, estimate MVP and sizing effort.
- Work alongside SA to do strategic use case design.
- Approve Code reviews before merge.
- Internal/External stakeholder engagement.
- Encourage close loop automation across Plan, Provide & Assure.
- Communicate updates to key stakeholders.
Skills
Summer-Browning Associates are currently supporting our client, a leading telecommunications provider, who are actively seeking a Head of Automation on an initial 6 month contract. The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual with a software engineering/Development background, Fixed mobile/ b2b experience, experienced leader and a Continuous improvement mindset. An experienced Head of Engineering individual with focus on network automation within telco.
- Recruit, develop and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources
- Assess use cases in backlog, estimate MVP and sizing effort to ensure team resources are sized appropriately with the right skills.
- Work alongside SA to do strategic use case design and design tactical solution with strategic outcome in mind
- LLD, develop and create workflows (when required)
- Approve Code reviews before merge (when required)
- Internal/External stakeholder engagement (including vendors)
- Set standards - coding, ways of working, documentation, for 30+ developers and provide thought leadership to wider development community across NSE etc.
- Encourage close loop automation across Plan, Provide & Assure ensuring Automation Silos are broken.
- Communicate updates to key stakeholders
- Help stakeholders to think strategically
- Encourage data-driven decision-making and sprint planning
- Work across both fixed and mobile network and create synergies and consolidation where possible
- Multiple years of experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company
- Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations
- Proven track record of delivering high quality code and leading development squads
- Netconf, API's, XML, JSON, Jinja 2, Python, JavaScript
- Cisco NSO, Ansible, Net Miko, Docker
- Workflow automation Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve
- Knowledge of telecom networks, technologies, and standards e.g TMF/Tosca/MEF
- YANG/TOSCA for service modelling
- CI/CD/CT - GITLAB, Robot, Selenium, Cucumber, Veracode, Sonar cube
If you meet the above criteria, please submit your latest CV for review.
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