Network Automation Engineer

Job Title: Network Automation Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite)

Salary: £550 per day (Outside IR35)

The Company

A world-renowned Professional Services Provider is expanding its project delivery team and is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to support a critical network transformation initiative.

Working with a high-profile financial enterprise client, you’ll help drive forward the automation of firewall and policy pipelines within a complex data centre environment.

This is a 3-month contract opportunity, offering the chance to make an immediate impact on an enterprise-scale infrastructure project.

Role & Responsibilities

As the Network Automation Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and building automated security policy pipelines. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the project team, ensuring code is robust, monitoring is in place, and documentation aligns with SLA requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development of network security automation
• Writing Python scripts and working with automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform
• Using Prometheus for monitoring infrastructure and performance
• Managing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for code deployment
• Liaising with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Investigating and resolving issues within the managed service environment
• Ensuring policies, documentation, and processes are kept accurate and compliant

Your Skills & Experience

You’ll be joining an established project team with a smooth onboarding process and collaborative culture. The ideal candidate will have:

• UK citizenship (essential due to project requirements)
• Strong hands-on experience in network automation and scripting
• Proficiency with Python and familiarity with Ansible and/or Terraform
• Experience working with Prometheus
• Data centre experience, particularly in relation to firewalls and networks
• Strong communication skills and experience in customer-facing roles

Company Benefits

• £550 per day (outside IR35)
• 3-month contract with high potential for extension
• Hybrid working model - 3 days onsite in London
• Exposure to a large-scale financial enterprise environment
• Work on a cutting-edge automation project with experienced professionals
• Join a company with a strong reputation for delivering complex IT services