Network Automation Developer

Network Automation Developer (Python & Ansible)

Certain Advantage is hiring for a Network Automation Developer based in London.

This role is on a initial contract basis till the end of the year and is hybrid, with employees required to be onsite 3 days per week. (High potential for an extension)

You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the automation ecosystem that supports critical connectivity and infrastructure services across the organisation.

• Designing and maintaining end‑to‑end automation pipelines using Git Hub Actions, Terraform/Open Tofu, and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Managing the lifecycle of automation tooling, including implementation, upgrades, optimisation, and retirement of legacy systems.
• Providing operational support, monitoring, troubleshooting, and break/fix activities across the automation estate.
• Developing Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions to support scalable and repeatable deployments.
• Building and maintaining Ansible playbooks and automation frameworks for orchestration and configuration management.
• Implementing security best practices across automation platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure deployments.
• Integrating automation platforms with enterprise systems using APIs, webhooks, and event‑driven workflows.
• Creating reusable templates, frameworks, and standards to improve automation consistency across teams.
• Producing technical documentation, operational procedures, and automation standards.
• Providing technical guidance and support to teams adopting automation capabilities.

• Strong hands‑on experience with CI/CD platforms, ideally Git Hub Actions and self‑hosted runners.
• Proven experience developing Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions using Terraform or Open Tofu.
• Expertise with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and/or AWX, including playbook development and orchestration design.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python and Bash.
• Experience operating and supporting automation platforms within production environments.
• Solid understanding of automation and CI/CD security best practices, including RBAC, secrets management, and pipeline hardening.
• Experience integrating systems using REST APIs and event‑driven architectures.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud services and cloud‑native automation approaches.