principal network engineer/ architect.

This is a criticle role within the team, accountable for providing technical and strategic support in the design, architecture, and development of automation solutions to drive efficient delivery of complex network and data projects. The Principal Engineer/Architect will lead the configuration of automation and orchestration platforms and play a key role in guiding the team on best practices.

Responsibilities

• Drive automation and orchestration for complex project delivery, leading configuration and best practices for automation platforms.
• Maintain high standards of design & code quality.
• Mentorship & Culture Building
• Strategic Planning & Vision
• Collaboration with Key Stakeholders

Core Skills & Qualifications you need for the role:

• Proficiency in Python, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes (Microservices), with experience in SSDLC, TDD, and BDD.
• Network Engineering & Automation: Expertise in automation and orchestration tools like Jenkins, Bitbucket, Ansible, and Cisco DevNet, with deep knowledge of network hardware including Cisco routers/switches and firewalls (Juniper, Checkpoint, VMWare NSX).
• Data-Driven Insight & Visualization: Competence with data curation, analysis, and visualisation tools (Splunk, Elastic Search, Kibana, Power BI), and familiarity with schema design and data manipulation.
• Infrastructure & DevOps Best Practices
• Comprehensive Networking Knowledge
• Programming & Infrastructure Tools: Expertise in Terraform, MongoDB, SQL, Kafka, Elastic Search, Splunk, and HashiCorp tools (Desirable)

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.