At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive network integration and automation using cutting-edge technologies in a hybrid environment.
- Company: Join a $13+ billion global tech leader with a startup mindset.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, hybrid work, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and global operations.
- Why this job: Make a real impact with AI-driven operations and innovative network solutions.
- Qualifications: Experience in Python, Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We are a $13+ billion global technology company, home to more than 224,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud, and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. HCLTech is a globally recognized leader in the Tech and IT industry, but we’ve never forgotten the startup mindset that got us here.
This is a fixed term contract role.
Role OverviewThe NetDevOps Consultant will drive network integration, automation, and orchestration across cloud, edge, and enterprise environments aligned to a Modern Ops and AI-first operating model. The role focuses on Network Infrastructure as Code (NetIaC), CI/CD pipelines, AI-driven operations (AIOps), observability integration, and SRE-led reliability engineering.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and manage Network Infrastructure as Code (NetIaC) using Python, Ansible, and Terraform for provisioning and lifecycle management.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitOps, APIs, and orchestration platforms (e.g., Itential) for network services.
- Automate connectivity services (VLAN, DNS, Firewall, DDI) integrated with ServiceNow and ITSM workflows.
- Drive AI/ML use cases such as WAN capacity forecasting, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and self-healing networks.
- Integrate and manage observability platforms (SolarWinds Orion, Elastic, Grafana, ZDX) for proactive monitoring and insights.
- Provide engineering and support for MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI agent integrations.
- Ensure AI-driven compliance, security monitoring, cost optimization, and continuous network stability improvements.
- Collaborate with Cloud, IAM, SRE, and platform teams to deliver unified control plane operations across Azure, GCP, and Edge.
- Participate in design reviews focusing on resilience, failure domains, scalability, and automation readiness.
- Create reusable playbooks, pipelines, and modules for provisioning, upgrades, compliance, and backup workflows.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to best practices in NetDevOps, automation, and reliability engineering.
- Support global 24x7 operations aligned to SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, Error Budgets) and drive reduction in incidents via AIOps.
