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Network Production Engineer - 72100Career Moves Group • London, ENG, GB
Network Production Engineer - 72100

Network Production Engineer - 72100

Career Moves Group • London, ENG, GB
3 days ago
Salary
£50.00 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

NETWORK PRODUCTION ENGINEER\n
\n Location: London – hybrid, 1–2 days onsite per week\n
\n Contract: 12 months\n
\n Dates: August 2026 – August 2027\n
\n Hours: 40 hours per week\n
\n Pay rate: £50 per hour PAYE\n
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\n OVERVIEW\n
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\n We are looking for an experienced Network Production Engineer to join a Backbone Provisioning and Testing team supporting one of the world’s largest and most complex network infrastructures.\n
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\n This is a software and automation-focused position. You will design and build production-quality tools, systems and automated workflows used to provision network platforms, qualify new products and deploy routing, switching and optical technologies at a global scale.\n
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\n Occasional availability until approximately 7:00pm may be required when collaborating with US-based colleagues.\n
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\n RESPONSIBILITIES\n
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  • Design and develop automation, tools and workflows for network provisioning, deployment and operations.

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  • Support the introduction of new routing, switching and optical platforms.

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  • Build end-to-end test automation frameworks for network hardware, platforms and software.

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  • Use AI tools to generate, optimise and execute automated test suites at scale.

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  • Integrate automated testing and platform qualification into CI/CD pipelines.

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  • Test and qualify new network products within lab environments.

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  • Work with engineering teams to deploy qualified products into production.

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  • Develop reliable, scalable production code within Linux-based environments.

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  • Investigate complex issues involving automation, network software, infrastructure and hardware.

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  • Deliver technical projects independently against agreed milestones.

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  • Collaborate with engineering teams across different functions and time zones.
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\nESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE\n
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  • Seven or more years’ experience in software engineering, infrastructure engineering or test automation.

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  • Strong hands-on programming experience in Python.

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  • Five or more years’ software-development experience within Linux-based environments.

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  • Three or more years’ experience building automation and tooling for network provisioning, deployment or operations.

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  • Three or more years’ experience developing and understanding network-device configurations.

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  • Experience with at least one major network vendor, such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, Ciena or Infinera.

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  • Strong understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6 and SSH.

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  • Knowledge of routing technologies and protocols, including BGP, MPLS and IS-IS or similar.

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  • Understanding of network services such as DHCP and DNS.

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  • Experience creating test automation frameworks and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines.

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  • Practical experience using AI tools for coding, automation or test development.

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  • Strong troubleshooting skills across software, networking, automation and hardware.

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  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

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  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

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DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE\n
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  • Programming experience with Go, C++ or Java.

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  • Zero-touch provisioning, automated deployment, monitoring, remediation or software-push systems.

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  • Configuration-management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef.

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  • Django and SQL databases.

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  • Network and software debugging, profiling and instrumentation.

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  • Developing and operating distributed systems at scale.

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  • Introducing new network platforms into large production environments.

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  • Experience within hyperscale technology, cloud infrastructure or telecommunications
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\nABOUT YOU\n
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\n You will combine advanced networking knowledge with substantial software-development and automation experience. Your background may include roles such as Network Production Engineer, Network Automation Engineer, Network Software Engineer, Infrastructure Software Engineer or Network Development Engineer.\n
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\n This role is unlikely to suit candidates whose experience is mainly limited to manual network configuration, ticket-based support or traditional BAU network operations without significant hands-on coding and automation responsibilities.
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