Head of Automation

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City of London / £500 - £700 day

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Salary
SALARY:

£500 - £700

Location

LOCATION

City of London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Contract

Head of Automation Development

About the Role

We are reimagining connectivity and transforming the way networks operate. Whether it's modernizing how we work or upgrading infrastructure, automation is a critical enabler in delivering the next generation of connectivity for customers.

As Head of Automation Development, you will lead automation development teams across Fixed, Mobile, and B2B networks. You will oversee, scale, and mentor a team of 30+ developers across both internal and external resources, ensuring delivery excellence, code quality, and best practices. You will collaborate with product teams, OSS architecture, and business analysts to maximize value across scaled scrum teams.

Key Accountabilities

  • Recruit, develop, and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources.

  • Assess use cases in the backlog, estimate MVP and effort sizing to ensure resources are aligned with required skills.

  • Work alongside solution architects to design both tactical and strategic solutions.

  • Create workflows and low-level designs when required.

  • Review and approve code before merge when necessary.

  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including vendors.

  • Define standards for coding, documentation, and ways of working across 30+ developers.

  • Promote closed-loop automation across Plan, Provide, and Assure, eliminating silos.

  • Shape development tickets, size tasks, and allocate them to squads.

  • Provide regular updates to stakeholders and help them think strategically.

  • Explore emerging libraries, open-source tools, and adapters to improve efficiency and outcomes.

  • Contribute to the team's roadmap and strategy.

  • Mentor teams and arrange training where needed.

  • Foster data-driven decision-making and agile sprint planning.

  • Drive synergies and consolidation across fixed and mobile networks.

Experience

  • Extensive experience as a senior developer, ideally in a large telecommunications or IT environment.

  • Background in network or IT network transformations.

  • Proven track record of delivering high-quality code and leading development squads.

Personal Characteristics

  • Team player - collaborative and supportive, with a focus on collective performance and shared success.

  • Agile mindset - adaptable to changing requirements and environments.

  • Value-driven - focused on delivering customer satisfaction through early and continuous delivery.

  • Analytical thinker and logical problem solver.

  • Strong documentation and communication skills.

  • Self-organizing with the ability to take initiative.

  • Comfortable working with distributed and remote teams.

Skills

  • Programming & Tools: Netconf, APIs, XML, JSON, Jinja2, Python, JavaScript

  • Platforms & Frameworks: Cisco NSO, Ansible, NetMiko, Docker

  • Workflow Automation: Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve

  • Networks & Standards: Telecom networks, TMF/Tosca/MEF, YANG/TOSCA service modelling

  • CI/CD & Testing: GitLab, Robot, Selenium, Cucumber, Veracode, SonarQube

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