Network DevOps Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements:

• Advanced proficiency in Python, with a strong grasp of software engineering concepts, including OOP, design patterns, and testable code.
• Solid experience with Python testing methodologies and designing testing strategies from the ground up for applications and APIs.
• Strong experience designing, consuming, and integrating REST and GraphQL APIs using frameworks such as Django REST Framework, FastAPI, and Pydantic.
• Proficiency with standard data structures, serialisation, and templating languages, including JSON, YAML, and Jinja2.
• In-depth understanding of DevOps principles and Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience using version control systems, including Git and GitLab, and practical experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience using Ansible to automate and manage configurations.
• Familiarity with core networking principles, including TCP/UDP, IP, DNS, routing, switching, subnetting, and VLANs.
• Familiarity with network-specific testing frameworks like PyATS.
• Experience with Cisco technologies, including Catalyst Center and/or ACI.
• Experience using Nautobot, or similar Django-based applications, as a Network Source of Truth.
• Experience with data mocking and/or factory libraries.
• Proficiency in using Linux OS distributions, preferably RHEL.
• Understanding of virtualisation and containerisation technologies, specifically Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade software and custom tools, primarily using Python, to manage network infrastructure at scale.
• Champion software engineering best practices within the team, including code reviews, unit testing, and writing clean, maintainable code.
• Establish automated software testing strategies, build and manage CI/CD pipelines within GitLab, and develop Ansible playbooks and roles for network configuration.
• Manage and extend network Sources of Truth by developing custom data models, plugins, and state-driven automation jobs.
• Support and upskill existing team members to help develop their software engineering capabilities.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• CI/CD
• Cisco
• DevOps
• Django
• FastAPI
• Git
• GitLab
• GraphQL
• Support
• JSON
• Kanban
• Linux
• Network
• OOP
• OpenShift
• Python
• REST
• RHEL

More:

We are a multi-national Digital Excellence function offering an exciting opportunity for a driven Network DevOps Engineer. We are passionate about modernising network management, driving automation initiatives, and upskilling others. You will help us build an automated network infrastructure that underpins critical systems and supports rapidly evolving organisational needs. We offer up to £2,500 performance-based company bonus, a pension with maximum total contribution of up to 14%, Flexi Leave with up to 15 additional days and enhanced parental leave options, dynamic/hybrid working arrangements, paid overtime opportunities, subsidised meals, and free on-site car parking.

last updated 35 week of 2026