Required Skills
* Coding Skills: Strong Python scripting/coding and Ansible
* Network Security: Operational expertise in the networking domain, showcasing your ability to tackle complex network challenges. Firewalls - Juniper SRX, Fortinet FortiGate, VMware (now Broadcom) NSX.
* Data Management Skills: Data Collection, Schema Binding, Data Manipulation and Analytical skills
Key Responsibilities: Automation Engineering & Delivery
* Design and build automation solutions using Python and Ansible, focused on reducing manual effort and improving operational consistency.
* Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and Python scripts for managing, validating, and auditing infrastructure or network devices.
* Create reusable automation patterns (roles, modules, libraries), with strong focus on testing, documentation, and maintainability.
Platform Integration (AWX / CI/CD / Tooling)
* Integrate automation into delivery pipelines and platform tooling (e.g., CI/CD, job templates/surveys, secrets handling, artefact management). (General expectation; see also internal need for CI/CD and IaC)
* Support or uplift automation platforms that run and orchestrate Ansible jobs (including providing templates/surveys and real-time job progress visibility).
* Improve developer/operator experience by publishing automation "products" (self‐service workflows, standardised runbooks, onboarding guides).
Reliability, Safety & Governance
* Ensure automation changes are verified and monitored closely through the change cycle; implement safe deployment practices and rollback strategies.
* Build automation that supports on‐demand audits, including recording execution context (who ran what, against which targets).
* Apply secure coding practices (credential handling, least privilege, logging hygiene) and align solutions to enterprise standards.
Collaboration & Technical Leadership
* Work closely with engineering, operations, architecture, and security stakeholders to translate requirements into automation and drive adoption.
* Mentor engineers and uplift team capability in Python/Ansible, automation design patterns, and operational excellence.
* Facilitate communication across teams and keep stakeholders updated on delivery, risks, and progress.
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