Overview
Job Title:
Head of Network Automation - Telco industry Location:
Remote - with occasional travel to the office for workshops, which usually take place once every 3 weeks. Salary/Rate:
Up to £795 a day Inside IR35 Start Date:
September 2025 Job Type:
3-month contract with scope to extend Company Introduction Head of Network Automation sought to join a Telecommunications client. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of automating on hardware devices / like routers / RAN etc. You should be able to show where the value is brought to the business during your recent assignments. Our client seeks an individual who's very value-oriented. You will need to have strong leadership skills as there will be direct management of several tech leads. Responsibilities
Recruit, develop, and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources Understand the challenges faced when automating on hardware devices like Routers / RAN etc 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 a strategic outcome in mind LLD, develop and create workflows (when required) Approve Code reviews before merge (when required) Set standards - coding, ways of working, documentation, for 30 developers and provide thought leadership to wider development community across NSE etc. Set development and SA targets High level shaping of tickets; size ticket and allocating to squads Explore new libraries, opensource tools, adapters Contribute to team's roadmap and strategy Develop & mentor your teams and arrange training where necessary Work across both fixed and mobile networks and create synergies and consolidation where possible Required Skills/Experience
Experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company Be value-oriented and have the desire to bring value to the project you are working on. Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations Proven track record of delivering high-quality code and leading development squads Experienced individual with a software engineering background Skills
Workflow automation Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve Knowledge of telecom networks, technologies, and standards e.g TMF/Tosca/MEF YANG/TOSCA for service modelling Familiarity with AI/ML - understanding concepts Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Contract Job function
Information Technology Industries
Information Services
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