Automation Software Engineer

Automation Software Engineer - Python | AWS Technical Lead | Senior Developer | Infrastrutucre Automation | IaC Southampton, Hampshire<br />Hybrid, 2 days a week onsite<br />£80k-£100k plus 8% bonus, pension, healthcare Are you a software engineer who loves solving infrastructure challenges through code?

We're recruiting for an Automation Software Engineer to join a major long-term government technology programme, helping build large &amp; secure customer contact and communications platforms used by critical organisations.

This is an opportunity to work on complex cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering challenges where your work will have a direct impact on the success of a high-profile programme. Unlike many infrastructure roles, this is a genuinely software engineering-focused position.

You'll spend your time building automation frameworks, developing internal tooling, creating Infrastructure as Code solutions, and eliminating manual processes through clean, scalable, production-quality code.

What You'll Be Doing | Summary of Skills Building automation frameworks and tooling using Python<br />Developing Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform<br />Creating reusable templates and code generation platforms using Jinja/Jinja2<br />Automating Windows environments through PowerShell<br />Managing and improving configuration management with Puppet<br />Building CI/CD integrations for infrastructure delivery<br />Working closely with cloud, platform and engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency<br />Driving infrastructure standardisation, reliability and scalability across complex environmentsWhy Apply?

Join a major government-backed technology programme<br />Work on highly secure, large-scale cloud infrastructure projects<br />Significant engineering ownership and technical challenge<br />Modern automation, cloud and DevOps tooling<br />Hybrid working with a collaborative engineering culture<br />Excellent opportunities for career growth and progression within a global technology organisationLocation:

Eastleigh, Hedge End, Whiteley, Southampton, Fareham Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote Hit apply to upload your CV or contact Steve at Spectrum IT Recruitment for more info Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy