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Ideal candidates should be passionate about modernising network management, driving automation initiatives and upskilling others. You will contribute to building an automated network infrastructure that underpins MBDA’s critical systems and supports its rapidly evolving organisational needs.\nSalary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience\nDynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site depending on business need (i.e., we may require more than two days onsite during some working weeks).\nSecurity Clearance: British Citizen Only\nAs a minimum, and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team (SC clearance will be applied for upon successful BPSS check).\nThis role will require the successful candidate to gain DV Clearance. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.\nWhat we can offer you:\n Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)\n Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%\nOvertime: opportunity for paid overtime\nFlexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days\nFlexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements\nEnhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments\nFacilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…\nThe opportunity:\nJoin our forward-thinking team as a Network DevOps Engineer within MBDA UK’s Digital Networks function. While our current team is highly experienced in core network engineering and automation, we are looking for a software specialist to complement our skills and help mature our development practices.\nYou will play an important role in transitioning our network infrastructure toward a more software-driven model by applying standard software engineering practices such as version control, structured testing, and modular software design. You will be responsible for building and maintaining the software, tools and pipelines that manage our physical and virtual infrastructure, ensuring our network remains reliable, scalable, and maintainable through code.\nResponsibilities will include:\nDesigning, developing, and maintaining production-grade software and custom tools, primarily using Python, to manage network infrastructure at scale.\nChampioning software engineering best practices within the team, including code reviews, unit testing and writing clean, maintainable code.\nEstablishing our automated software testing strategy, including evaluating and selecting the best tools and frameworks.\nManaging and extending our network Source of Truth by developing custom data models, plugins, and state-driven automation jobs.\nBuilding and managing CI/CD pipelines to automate the testing and deployment of network changes.\nCollaborating on the development of Ansible playbooks and roles for network configuration, applying software development principles to improve their reliability and maintainability.\nSupporting and upskilling existing team members to help develop their software engineering capabilities.\nThis role offers the unique opportunity to work with some of the latest network technologies and software to make a direct impact on how the network infrastructure will be managed at MBDA.\nIf you are looking to leverage your technical skills in a multinational company that values innovation and diversity, this is the place for you.\nWhat we are looking for from you:\nPlease note: We do not expect candidates to meet every requirement listed below. If you have a strong software engineering background and possess most of the essential skills or have experience working with equivalent tools, we highly encourage you to apply. We evaluate applications based on overall merit and experience.\nEssential Skills:\nAdvanced proficiency in Python, with a strong grasp on software engineering concepts such as OOP, design patterns and writing testable, maintainable code.\nSolid experience with Python testing methodologies, with the ability to design and implement a testing strategy from the ground up for our network automation applications and APIs.\nStrong experience designing, consuming, and integrating REST and GraphQL APIs using frameworks such as Django REST Framework, FastAPI and Pydantic.\nProficiency working with standard data structures, serialisation, and templating languages (e.g., JSON, YAML, Jinja2).\nIn-depth understanding of DevOps principles and Agile software development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).\nExperience using version control systems, specifically Git and GitLab.\nPractical experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines within GitLab to streamline automation workflows.\nHands-on experience using Ansible to automate and manage network configurations.\nFamiliarity with core networking principles (TCP/UDP, IP, DNS, Routing, Switching, Subnetting, VLAN’s, etc). Although deep network engineering experience is not required, the ability to effectively collaborate with network specialists is key.\nDesirable Skills:\nFamiliarity with network-specific testing frameworks such as PyATS.\nAny experience with Cisco technologies, specifically Catalyst Center and/or ACI.\nExperience using Nautobot (or similar Django-based applications) as a Network Source of Truth application.\nExperience with data mocking and/or factory libraries (e.g., mock, factory_boy) to validate complex data schemas and API contracts.\nProficient in using a Linux OS distribution, preferably RHEL.\nPractical experience or an understanding of virtualisation and containerisation technologies, specifically Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.\nOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given\nMBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. 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