Technical Network Automation Architect

Technical Lead/Architect (Network Automation) Daily Rate - £600-£700 Duration - March 27IR35 - InsideLocation - Bristol, Birmingham, London, Some travel to Swindon3 days onsite 2 from home.What we would like to see from youStrong hands-on experience in Cisco data centre networking (NX-OS, VXLAN EVPN)Proven ability to build and support automation in production environmentsComfortable working across networking and software toolingExperience working in structured delivery environments with change control and governanceStrong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across both network and automation layersAbility to work collaboratively with TDA, delivery, testing and operations teamsEssential skillsCisco NX-OS, including VXLAN BGP-EVPN, vPC, SNMPv3, TACACS+Cisco NDFC including fabric templates, Recalculate and Deploy, out-of-sync detection and image management.EVPN-VXLAN and multi-site EVPN architecture, including live production migration design and rollback within constrained change windows.Python for production-quality automation and REST API integration (eg NDFC, ServiceNow, Infoblox, Red Hat AAP, Sentinel, Vault), including use of Python data structures to model intent and state.YAML data modelling, including Ansible role and playbook design.JSON data handling and schema validation, including understanding of JSON as an interchange format alongside Python dictionaries and YAML, and basic schema-based validation concepts to support automation testing and assurance ..... full job details .....