aspirecom company
New Role - Network Automation Lead
Location - UK - Fully Remote
Salary £80-85,000 plus bonus and bens
Help shape the future of network automation for an expanding and award winning service provider.
My client looking for a hands-on technical automation lead to drive automation across our next-gen network stack—think WAN/LAN, Wireless, 5G, XGSPON, FWA, IoT, and more. You'll work closely with Network Architects and Product teams to build scalable automation frameworks that streamline deployments and operations.
What you'll do:
Design and develop tools to automate network design, deployment, fault finding/fix, and monitoring
Build user-facing and backend systems for managing network data
Lead automation for product releases, testing, and validation
Drive best practices in automation
Ensure new products ship with automation baked in
What they're looking for:
Strong background in network engineering and automation
Proficient in Python, possibly with Django experience
Skilled in both backend scripting and building UIs
Familiar with CI/CD, version control, and network source of truth systems (e.g. Netbox)
Confident with routing, switching, and vendor automation platforms
Bonus points for:
Experience with WAN/LAN, Private 5G, IoT, or PON
Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Cloud/network/security certs (AWS, CCNP, Fortinet, etc.)
Contributions to open-source or automation communities
An excellent role were you lead the automation strategy from tooling, software and full network automation.
Please contact me on 0208 348 1819 or drobinson@aspirecom.co.uk for more details.
