About this role
Salary: £40,000 - 67,500 per year
Requirements
- Deep expertise in Cisco NX-OS, VXLAN BGP-EVPN, vPC, and Cisco NDFC.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code automation using Python (REST APIs and data modeling), YAML, JSON, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
- Experience with GitHub or GitLab workflows, pyATS, and Genie for pre- and post-change validation.
- Experience working in strictly regulated environments that require detailed low-level design (LLD) documentation, including FCA or PRA standards.
Responsibilities
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated network changes and migrations.
- Champion GitOps principles, using Git as the source of truth and implementing strict pipeline gates and automated rollbacks.
- Integrate automation across enterprise platforms, including NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
- Translate low-level designs into production-grade automation workflows for mission-critical Cisco data centers.
Technologies
- Ansible
- Architect
- CI/CD
- Cisco
- Git
- GitHub
- GitLab
- GitOps
- JSON
- Network
- Nx
- Python
- REST
- ServiceNow
More
We are seeking a hands-on Lead Network Architect to eliminate manual network configurations and drive Infrastructure as Code. This is a six-month contract based in Bristol, Birmingham, or London, UK, with a hybrid working model requiring three days per week in the office. This is an urgent vacancy, and shortlisting for interviews is taking place immediately. Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
last updated 46 week of 2026