Senior Network Automation Engineer - CONTRACT

Senior Network Automation Engineer SC Cleared | Manchester (2-3 days per week) | Inside IR35 | Initial Contract Circa £600 p/d (umbrella/inside IR35) This is an opportunity to help shape the future of network automation within a large-scale government environment, driving automation-first engineering practices across hybrid cloud and on-premise infrastructure. You''ll play a key role in modernising network services, improving reliability and operational efficiency, and reducing manual effort through Infrastructure as Code and NetDevOps principles. Responsibilities Design and develop network automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure delivery Automate operational and low-value manual tasks Design secure, resilient network connectivity across AWS, Azure and OCI Support and enhance network services throughout the service life cycle Lead continuous improvement initiatives and reliability engineering Work across Agile, ITIL and project delivery environments Mentor engineers and promote automation best practice across multidisciplinary teams Essential Skills Strong Network Automation/NetDevOps experience Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or similar) Configuration as Code CI/CD pipeline implementation and support Linux, Unix and Windows administration Python, Bash or PowerShell Scripting Hybrid Cloud networking (AWS, Azure and ideally ..... full job details .....