Network Automation Engineer — DevOps-Focused (London | Hybrid)Base Salary: £75,000 – £85,000 + BenefitsI am supporting a high-growth connectivity and digital infrastructure organisation that is building out its automation capability within a highly technical network engineering team. They are looking for a Network Automation Engineer who comes from a strong networking foundation and has evolved into automation, scripting and DevOps-style delivery.You will be joining an engineering group of seven, where two members currently focus on automation and five are pure networking specialists. This hire acts as the bridge between both - enabling scalable, reliable and repeatable deployments across complex infrastructure environments. This role suits someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, solving real-world distributed systems problems and shipping solutions rather than managing tickets.What You’ll Be DoingDesign, build and automate network solutions from end-to-end across internal and customer environmentsDevelop tooling, workflows and infrastructure as code to accelerate delivery and eliminate repetitive manual effortWork closely with network engineers to productise best practices, reduce configuration drift, and improve operational reliabilityDeploy, test, and optimise automation capabilities across both on-prem and cloud-connected networksParticipate in incident response, troubleshooting and debugging complex network automation failuresMaintain comprehensive documentation, diagrams and technical standards to ensure sustainable ownershipCollaborate within a senior technical team and mentor others on automation practices when requiredCore Technologies & SkillsYou should be strong in:Python — scripting, tooling, API interaction, automation pipelinesAnsible — playbooks, roles, multi-environment automationTerraform — infrastructure-as-code principles, versioning, reusability, modularityExperience in any of the following is a significant bonus:Temporal (workflow orchestration / durable execution)GoLang (tooling, services, backend automation)CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, network orchestrationWorking within DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure automation environmentsA strong grounding in traditional networking (L2/L3, routing, switching, vendor ecosystems) is expected - the role is ideal for someone who moved from “network engineer who scripts” to “engineer who automates networks at scale.”What You’ll BringAbility to translate network challenges into automation solutionsConfidence owning outcomes rather than waiting for directionCuriosity around new tooling, workflow frameworks and repeatabilityComfort collaborating within a high-performance engineering cultureWorking PatternHybrid - London office 2 days per weekOn-site engagement with internal or customer systems when requiredIf you’re a network engineer who has transitioned into real automation work and wants to shape how infrastructure is delivered going forward - this could be a strong fit. Reach out for a confidential discussion.