Overview

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X. In everything we do, we work to one aim: to make digital experiences which are effortless and secure. We organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter. This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Job Description

Join us as an Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Recognised as a leader in experimentation, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving innovation and efficiency regarding our network engineering processes
• You’ll design, develop, and implement automated solutions that enhance network performance, reliability, and agility
• As well as identifying opportunities for automation, you’ll be responsible for conducting experiments on new ideas and integrating successful solutions into our network infrastructure

What you'll do

• Contribute to and manage the selection, creation, and maintenance of technologies required to meet the needs of customers, strategic targets, and architecture outcomes
• Develop products using modern engineering practices and tools, and manage day-to-day support and development of code and testing used through networks
• Use DevOps practices to manage and develop code using Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with Product Owners to develop product roadmaps and manage the lifecycle of the team's products; support engineered products in response to feedback and feature requests
• Respond to colleagues and develop technical solutions to meet their needs as part of the automation team

Additionally, you’ll:

• Use network management tools to automate deployment and reporting of controls and security requirements to comply with best practice and bank policies
• Lead the design and engineering of intuitive, self-service infrastructure solutions
• Develop technical skills through continuous learning and contribute to infrastructure-as-code solutions
• Provide operational support for network incidents to aid root cause identification and resolution
• Collaborate with key vendors in delivering infrastructure services and technology for the product
• Learn and develop automated solutions using Python, Bash, JavaScript and tools such as YAML, JSON, Ansible, and Nautobot

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you’ll have experience of developing code for use in a large enterprise network managing 5,000+ nodes as well as automation tooling. You’ll need strong knowledge of server-based Python frameworks such as Django, ideally within a Nautobot implementation. You’ll be comfortable with Agile practices and tooling, able to create the vision for Release Trains, feature teams, platforms, and domains. You’ll have knowledge of scripting languages and automation tooling such as Terraform, Ansible, Jinja2, YAML, and JSON, and be proficient in API interaction including REST and NETCONF. You’ll also understand container application development using Docker, Kubernetes, and related tooling.

• An understanding of relational databases and interaction with software applications such as MongoDB, MS SQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience with in-memory message brokers such as Redis
• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices including Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Basic understanding of Network Infrastructure and protocols (TCP/IP, Routers/Switches, DNS, HTTP)
• Proficiency in change management, software deployment processes, and testing practices and tools
• Ability to use observability tools and to leverage data, information, and user feedback to continuously improve solutions

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Banking

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