SC Network Automation Engineer

• Contract: 6 months
• Location: Hybrid (2 days/week onsite in Manchester / Greater Manchester)
• Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required

We’re hiring a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join a consultancy delivering large‑scale transformation across cloud and network infrastructure
. This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone who enjoys building automation‑first platforms, applying Infrastructure as Code
, and embedding modern Net Dev Ops practices.

You’ll work within a high‑performing engineering team to modernise network services across hybrid cloud environments
, improving reliability, observability, and operational efficiency.

• Design and automate cloud‑based network infrastructure
• Build Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform (and Ansible
  )
• Develop automation for network provisioning and operational run tasks
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for network/infrastructure delivery
• Support AWS, Azure, and hybrid networking environments
• Improve platform reliability
  , monitoring, and observability
• Work within Agile / Scrum delivery teams
• Collaborate closely with Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Security teams
• Drive continuous improvement across automation and network service delivery

• Strong Terraform experience (Infrastructure as Code)
• Configuration management (Ansible preferred)
• CI/CD experience (e.g.,
  Git Lab
  , Jenkins
  , Azure Dev Ops
  , Git Hub Actions
  )
• Linux administration + scripting (
  Bash /
  Python
  )
• AWS and/or Azure networking experience
• Exposure to Kubernetes / container platforms
• Strong Git / version control habits
• Monitoring/observability (e.g.,
  Prometheus
  , Grafana
  , or similar)
• Solid understanding of Net Dev Ops  principles
• Experience delivering in Agile environments

• Cisco networking
• Firewall platforms:
  Palo Alto and/or Fortinet
• OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
• Helm
  , Git Ops
  , ArgoCD
• Service Now experience

Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, Git Lab CI, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Linux, Bash, Python, Prometheus, Grafana, Helm, Git Ops