Senior Network Engineer - Birmingham, UK

Role: Senior Network Engineer<br />Type: Contract (7 Months)<br />Location: Bristol, Birmingham &amp; London, UK<br />Working Model: Hybrid (3 days per week in office) The Role We are seeking a highly hands-on Senior Network Automation Engineer to eliminate manual network configurations and drive Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

You will translate low-level designs into production-grade automation workflows, building robust CI/CD pipelines for mission-critical Cisco data centres.

What You'll Do Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated network changes and migrations.<br />Champion GitOps principles, treating Git as the ultimate source of truth with strict pipeline gates and automated rollbacks.<br />Integrate automation seamlessly across enterprise platforms including NDFC, NetBox, ServiceNow, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.Must-Have Skills Networking:

Deep expertise in Cisco NX-OS, VXLAN BGP-EVPN, vPC, and Cisco NDFC.<br />Automation: Python (REST APIs, data modeling), YAML, JSON, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).<br />CI/CD &amp; Testing: GitHub/GitLab workflows, pyATS, and Genie for pre- and post-change validation.<br />Governance:

Experience working in strictly regulated environments requiring detailed LLD documentation (FCA / PRA standards). This is an urgent vacancy with a deadline where the hiring manager is shortlisting for an interview immediately. Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it praveen. sukkala2 @ randstaddigital.

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