Network Automation Engineer (Contract)

In this role you design and build core components of a new distributed storage platform in Rust, enabling scalable data access for researchers. You’ll collaborate with researchers and engineers to shape data management across a distributed system, while applying Kubernetes-aware services and streaming technologies. The position combines performance, reliability, and operational excellence to accelerate discovery across the firm. You’ll work in a collaborative, AI-enabled environment that values thoughtful design and rigorous testing.

• Highly competitive compensation
• Lunch provided (Just Eat for Business)
• Barista bar
• Informal dress code
• Excellent work/life balance
• Monthly company events

• Designing and developing core components of a distributed storage platform in Rust
• Building scalable, resilient and performant systems for large data workloads
• Collaborating with researchers and engineers to understand data access requirements
• Contributing to architectural decisions across distributed systems and data management
• Developing and optimising services that run in Kubernetes environments
• Integrating event-driven and streaming technologies, including Kafka, into the wider platform
• Promoting engineering best practice, code quality and thorough testing

• Commercial experience developing production systems in Rust
• Solid grounding in distributed systems and the trade-offs involved in designing them
• Experience building systems that handle large volumes of data reliably
• Experience with Kubernetes is beneficial
• Familiarity with event-driven or streaming technologies such as Kafka is desirable
• Collaborative approach and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to colleagues
• Commitment to testing, code quality and operational excellence

• Collaborative mindset
• Clear communication of technical decisions
• Commitment to quality and testing
• Rust
• Distributed systems
• Kubernetes