Network DevOps Engineer
Location: Hybrid working, home & Tech Hub Coimbra (monthly visits)
Job Status: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary + benefits
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week
Who we are!
The Constellation Automotive Group is the largest vertically integrated digital car marketplace in Europe, combining the leading digital brands across the segments of Consumer to Business (C2B), Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C). Across our digital platforms we exceed £20 billion of Gross Merchandises Value (‘GMV’) on an annual basis. This includes market-leading brands such as BCA, We Buy Any Car, cinch and Marshall.
The Constellation Technology Team provides a group-wide set of Technology Products and Services across the Constellation Automotive Group. We are a central function working across the following domains: Technology Operations, Cyber Security, Product, Engineering, Enterprise Applications, Logistics, Architecture and Portfolio; across the UK and Europe.
Join our growing TechOps team as a Network DevOps Engineer, where you will play a key role in maintaining and improving our Constellation’s network infrastructure by leveraging automation toolsets and DevOps practices to enhance efficiency, scalability and security.
This role offers the unique opportunity to work with some of the latest network technologies and make a direct impact on how the network infrastructure will be managed in the future.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain the Network Source of Truth, ensuring that it serves as the foundation of reliable automation.
* Develop, implement, and maintain network automation scripts using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
* Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to deploy, test and validate network configurations.
* Maintain version-controlled repositories for network automation scripts.
* Help team members understand and use network automation tools effectively.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams of various IT disciplines to integrate network automation into the broader DevOps and Infrastructure workflows.
* Develop as a Subject Matter Expert to the business in Network DevOps practices.
Key Skills:
* Solid understanding of networking principles (TCP/UDP, IP, DNS, Routing, Switching, Subnetting, VLANs and Load Balancing).
* Understanding of network architectures and security zones.
* Familiarity with Cisco technologies, especially Meraki, Nexus & ACI is desirable.
* Experience with using scripting languages such as Ansible Playbooks and Python to interact with network devices.
* Experience in using version control systems. Git and CI/CD with Azure DevOps is preferable.
* Solid understanding of APIs and data formats such as YAML and JSON.
* Understanding of fundamental networking concepts and associated security principles.
* Knowledge of Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies such as SD-WAN.
* Knowledge of Next generation Firewall technologies.
* Experience with LAN and Wi-Fi Technologies, especially Cisco Meraki & Ubiquiti.
* Experience with Linux administration and open-source architectures.
* Ability to convey a professional image and deal confidently with technical problems.
* Excellent listening, interpersonal and communication skills.
Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.
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