Network Engineer | Cisco | Arista | Python | Network Automation | Hybrid Job London area,Greater London England UK,IT/Tech

A leading network consultancy is recruiting an experienced Network Engineer to join a team delivering enterprise and data centre transformation projects across a diverse customer base. This role is ideally suited to an engineer whose background is primarily in enterprise networking (approximately 60%), complemented by hands‑on network automation (approximately 40%). You'll combine deep technical networking expertise with the ability to automate repetitive tasks, improve operational efficiency and support modern infrastructure delivery.

If you enjoy solving complex networking problems while embracing automation to improve consistency and scalability, this is an excellent opportunity to work on technically challenging projects using industry‑leading technologies.

The Role:

You'll work across the full project lifecycle, from design and implementation through to optimisation and operational improvement. Alongside traditional networking responsibilities, you'll contribute to the development of automation frameworks, configuration management and network validation tooling that help deliver projects faster and more reliably.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement and support enterprise and data centre networks
Deploy Cisco and Arista switching and routing solutions
Configure and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, VXLAN EVPN and Spine-Leaf architectures
Build and enhance network automation using Python and Ansible
Automate network provisioning, configuration changes and operational tasks
Produce High‑Level and Low‑Level Design documentation
Perform network testing, validation and troubleshooting
Work closely with architects, project managers and customer stakeholders
Contribute to the continual improvement of engineering standards and automation capabilities

Essential

Skills:

Strong enterprise networking experience
Cisco IOS‑XE, NX‑OS and/or Catalyst platforms
Arista EOS
Routing and Switching
BGP
OSPF
VXLAN EVPN
Enterprise LAN/WAN technologies
Python scripting
Ansible
Git or version control
Excellent troubleshooting and customer‑facing communication skills

Desirable

Skills:

Net Box or Nautobot
Jinja2 templating
REST APIs
NAPALM or pyATS
Cisco ACI
Linux
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code
Network observability platforms

Certifications (one or more of the following would be advantageous):

CCNP Enterprise
CCNP Data Centre
Cisco Dev Net Associate or Professional
Arista ACE Associate or Professional
CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure

What's on

Offer:

Work on large‑scale enterprise and data centre transformation programmes
Exposure to modern network automation and Infrastructure as Code
Hybrid working
Investment in professional development and certifications
Collaborative engineering culture with experienced network specialists
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

This is an excellent opportunity for a Network Engineer who enjoys hands‑on routing and switching but is equally enthusiastic about applying automation to improve network delivery and operations. If you're looking for a role where you can continue developing both your networking expertise and automation skills, we'd be delighted to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.

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