Infrastructure Automation Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join a leading consultancy’s engineering team. You will help build a next‑generation automation platform that enables safe, reliable, and efficient changes across large‑scale Linux, VMware, and F5 environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design and develop automation to accelerate patching, upgrades, and infrastructure changes.
• Strengthen pre‑ and post‑change validation processes.
• Enhance observability using monitoring and logging tools.
• Support continuous improvement of automation capabilities across the platform.

Required profile

• Strong Linux/UNIX administration fundamentals.
• Experience building infrastructure automation with Python and/or Ansible.
• Solid understanding of systems administration and networking.
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and automation tooling.

Required skills

• Linux/UNIX
• Python
• Ansible
• Apache Airflow
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Loki
• VMware
• F5

What we offer

• Salary up to £55,000 per year, dependent on experience.
• Hybrid working model with occasional expensed travel to Newcastle and London.
• Opportunity to work on large‑scale, business‑critical infrastructure.
• Collaborative environment focused on automation, innovation, and continuous improvement.