iO Associates
SC Network Automation Engineer
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Senior Network Automation Engineer (SC Cleared)
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Hybrid (2 days/week onsite in Manchester / Greater Manchester)
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required
Overview
We're hiring a Senior Network Automation Engineer to join a consultancy delivering large-scale transformation across cloud and network infrastructure. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys building automation-first platforms, applying Infrastructure as Code, and embedding modern NetDevOps practices.
You'll work within a high-performing engineering team to modernise network services across hybrid cloud environments, improving reliability, observability, and operational efficiency.
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- Design and automate cloud-based network infrastructure
- Build Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform (and Ansible)
- Develop automation for network provisioning and operational run tasks
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for network/infrastructure delivery
- Support AWS, Azure, and hybrid networking environments
- Improve platform reliability, monitoring, and observability
- Work within Agile/Scrum delivery teams
- Collaborate closely with Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Security teams
- Drive continuous improvement across automation and network service delivery
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong Terraform experience (Infrastructure as Code)
- Configuration management (Ansible preferred)
- CI/CD experience (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
- Linux administration + scripting (Bash / Python)
- AWS and/or Azure networking experience
- Exposure to Kubernetes / container platforms
- Strong Git / version control habits
- Monitoring/observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
- Solid understanding of NetDevOps principles
- Experience delivering in Agile environments
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Desirable / Nice to Have
- Cisco networking
- Firewall platforms: Palo Alto and/or Fortinet
- OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
- Helm, GitOps, ArgoCD
- ServiceNow experience
Tech Stack (Current/Typical)
- Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Linux, Bash, Python, Prometheus, Grafana, Helm, GitOps
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