Network Automation Lead | NetDevOps, Python, Ansible, Arista EOS, NetQResponsible for building tooling, pipelines, and guardrails that turn network intent into safe, repeatable outcomes for high-performance on-premise datacentre.Design and evolve the network automation framework, including the source of truth, templating, validation, and change control.Build idempotent automation to provision and operate data centre fabrics at scale.Integrate with vendor APIs and SDKs, such as Arista EOS and NetQ.Capture network intent as code, ensuring peer reviews and quality gates are in place.Instrument the network with telemetry, alerting, and SLOs to drive automated remediation.Adhere to NetDevOps practises and share knowledge across the team.Collaborate with network and platform engineers to translate designs into automated workflows.Deliver frequent, incremental improvements through safe, tested changes.Monitor vendor and industry developments and propose practical adoption paths. Skilled Required Advanced Python development for production-grade tools and services.Experience with Go (preferred) for performant tooling.Strong Ansible experience, including roles, collections, and YAML/JSON data models.Proficiency in Git, including branching, pull requests, and semantic versioning.Understanding of observability fundamentals, including Prometheus, Grafana, and logging and tracing.Experience with source of truth/CMDB systems, such as NetBox and Nautobot.Knowledge of Linux networking, includ