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Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Led large-scale network or data centre migration programmes.Implemented automation-led deployment strategies.Built or governed automation frameworks used for infrastructure delivery.Defined testing, validation and rollback approaches for enterprise migrations.Worked within complex, highly governed or regulated environments.Led engineering teams delivering network transformation programmes.Worked across enterprise networking, data centre and cloud environments.Experience or familiarity with network automation, infrastructure as code, Ansible, Python, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based deployment workflows, Cisco Data Centre technologies, EVPN / VXLAN, Cisco Nexus, and network transformation and migration methodologies. Responsibilities: Lead the development of automation-driven network migration approaches.Define and govern automation standards, deployment methods and ways of working.Establish testing, validation and rollback frameworks for large-scale migrations.Drive CI/CD and automated delivery practices across network transformation activities.Work collaboratively with architects, engineers, operations and programme teams.Ensure migration activities are repeatable, auditable and aligned with governance requirements.Support large-scale data centre transformation and infrastructure modernisation initiatives.Identify risks, dependencies and technical challenges across migration workstreams.Provide technical leadership and guidance across automation-enabled delivery. Technologies: AnsibleCI/CDCloudCiscoGitSupportNetworkNexusPythonTerraformArchitect More:
We are recruiting for a Network Automation Transformation Lead to join a major enterprise transformation programme focused on modernising and migrating multiple legacy data centre environments into a new automation-first platform. Our engineering teams are in place to build and operate the automation tooling, and we are looking for an experienced technical leader to define the migration approach, establish automation standards, govern delivery, and ensure large-scale network migrations are executed safely through repeatable and validated automation frameworks. This is a long-term transformation programme involving multiple generations of legacy infrastructure, with a focus on driving migration at scale while reducing risk and maintaining operational stability. The role is based in Birmingham and is a contract position through March 2027, with a rate of up to £745 per day umbrella.
last updated 37 week of 2026