Senior Network Automation Engineer: Observability & Scale

Bloomberg Intelligence; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial data and analytics provider is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Network Production Engineer. In this role, you will develop software tools for managing a large-scale network infrastructure and automate lifecycle processes. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, especially in Python, and knowledge of network automation tools like Ansible and Terraform. The position is based in London and offers an opportunity to mentor junior engineers while improving the network's resilience and performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Software, Network Production, or System Reliability Engineer.
• Proven experience with object-oriented programming languages, preferably in Python.
• Experience with network modelling and managing large-scale automations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software tools for network management.
• Automate the full network lifecycle: provisioning, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Mentor junior engineers in software engineering best practices.

Skills

Software, Network Production, or System Reliability Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

Object-oriented programming (Python)

Telemetery tools (Splunk, Grafana)

Continuous integration and deployment tools

Network technologies (MPLS, BGP, OSPF)

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Chef

Airflow

Job description

A leading financial data and analytics provider is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Network Production Engineer. In this role, you will develop software tools for managing a large-scale network infrastructure and automate lifecycle processes. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, especially in Python, and knowledge of network automation tools like Ansible and Terraform. The position is based in London and offers an opportunity to mentor junior engineers while improving the network's resilience and performance.