At a Glance
- Tasks: Automate a large-scale plant using Python and Ansible for real-time infrastructure management.
- Company: Leading financial and trading firm undergoing a DevOps transformation.
- Benefits: £90,000 salary, fully remote work after onboarding, and a vibrant DevOps culture.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on critical infrastructure with excellent career growth.
- Why this job: Join a team making infrastructure-on-demand a reality with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong automation skills in Python and Ansible; networking fundamentals required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Python in one hand, infrastructure-as-code in the other? Come automate a plant at serious scale. Our client is a market leader in the financial and trading space, right in the middle of a DevOps transformation. You'll build the real-time APIs and back-end integrations that turn desired state into actual state across a huge, highly automated F5 and Infoblox environment — making infrastructure-on-demand a reality.
Ideal for a Python developer who's automated a network, compute or middleware plant (Ansible modules or Terraform providers a real plus) — or a network/compute engineer who's been scripting low-level config and wants to go all-in on automation.
You'll:
- Build automation for certification and plant management with Python and Ansible
- Extend and integrate APIs to deliver infrastructure-on-demand
- Automate lab-based testing for new hardware and software certification
- Work with stakeholders to design well-architected solutions that meet real business needs
You bring:
- Strong automation experience with Ansible, Python, shell or similar
- F5 LTM & GTM expertise — TMSH, iControl and iRules
- Solid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, BGP, SSL) and you're at home on Linux
- Knowledge of distributed web applications and their underlying infrastructure
- Bonus points for Infoblox, Cisco/Arista, containers and virtualisation, other languages, or vendor certifications.
On offer: £90,000, fully remote in the UK after a 4–6 week London onboarding, and a genuine DevOps culture working on critical infrastructure at scale.
Network Automation Engineer in London employer: Xact Placements Limited
Join a leading player in the financial and trading sector, where you'll be at the forefront of a transformative DevOps culture. Enjoy the flexibility of fully remote work after an initial onboarding period in London, alongside competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment that values innovation and automation.
