Network Engineer (Network Automation)

Remote

6-month contract

Up to 100 euros per hour (Based on a 40-hour working week) - Outside IR35

Digital Skills is proud to partner with a leading global travel agency in the search for an experienced Network Engineer with a strong background in Data Center networking and Network Automation.

As part of the Networking team, you'll play a key role in delivering a large-scale lift-and-shift data centre migration, which includes designing, building, and deploying new network infrastructure. You'll be instrumental in improving automation, monitoring, and network stability across a globally distributed environment. Working closely with network and IT teams across the world, you'll contribute to a fast-paced, high-impact program in a rapidly scaling business.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in building and maintaining network automation stacks (using Python)
• Strong knowledge of zero-touch provisioning and automated configuration management
• Expertise in monitoring network quality, availability, and performance
• Deep understanding of routing and switching, the TCP/IP stack, and protocols such as BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, IPv6, and MPLS
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing large-scale data centre networks
• Experience with private cloud network virtualization
• Familiarity with multi-vendor networking environments
• Proven track record in incident management and vendor coordination

Nice to Have:

• Experience working with AWS networking