Solution Architect - Network Automation
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Solution Architect - Network Automation based in London office responsible for designing, developing and implementing network-automation solutions. Drives orchestration/activation of resources with modern software practices, leveraging cloud elasticity, serverless and containerisation, while embedding security and governance considerations. Collaborates with stakeholders to define requirements, create product-like architectural artefacts, assess risks, capacity and run costs, and guide cross-functional teams through architectural decisions and delivery. Demonstrates leadership in shaping the digital landscape, partnering with business and engineering teams to deliver scalable, automated network solutions and continuous improvements.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrable experience in design and implementation of solutions for Orchestration and Activation of resources/services using industry standard Catalogue models like YANG, TOSCA, HEAT templates, YAML based automation (e.g., Ansible)
- Product development experience
- Experience with Python programming, Microservices architecture, FastAPI, Ansible or Terraform
- Experience with Netmiko or similar network automation libraries including Netconf/Yang based automation
- Knowledge of DevOps tooling (GitOps, CI/CD, Jenkins, configuration management)
- Ample network knowledge (CCNA or similar) and virtualization/infrastructure domain experience
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services: compute, storage, networking, hybrid connectivity, monitoring/logging, security and IAM
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
- Ability to translate information for wider product and engineering teams
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