Network DevOps Engineer

In this role you will help modernise MBDA’s network management by turning our infrastructure into software-driven systems. You will build and maintain automated tooling, pipelines and data models to keep networks reliable and scalable. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to apply software engineering practices and upskill colleagues, delivering impactful automation for critical systems. This is a chance to shape network automation in a multinational environment with security and innovation at the core.

• Company bonus up to 2,500
• Pension contributions up to 14%
• Overtime opportunities
• Flexi Leave up to 15 days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave options

• Design, develop and maintain production-grade software and tools to manage network infrastructure at scale
• Champion software engineering practices within the team, including reviews, testing and clean code
• Define and implement automated testing strategy for network automation apps and APIs
• Develop/extend data models, plugins and state-driven automation for Network Source of Truth
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate network change testing and deployment
• Collaborate on Ansible playbooks/roles for network configuration to improve reliability
• Support and upskill team members to enhance software engineering capabilities
• Work with latest network technologies to impact MBDA's network management

• Advanced proficiency in Python with strong OOP and design patterns
• Experience with Python testing strategies and building testable, maintainable code
• Experience designing and consuming REST/GraphQL APIs (DRF, FastAPI, Pydantic)
• Proficiency with JSON, YAML, Jinja2
• Solid understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Experience using Git and GitLab, and designing/maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for network automation
• Knowledge of core networking concepts (TCP/UDP, IP, DNS, Routing, Switching, Subnetting, VLANs)
• Ability to collaborate with network specialists

• Collaborative mindset
• Proactive problem-solving
• Upskilling others
• PyATS (desirable)
• Cisco Catalyst Center/ACI (desirable)
• Nautobot or similar Network Source of Truth (desirable)