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Principal Software Engineer - Enterprise Automation and Orchestration Platforms

Bournemouth, England, GBFull-time2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design and build an enterprise automation and orchestration platform for large-scale infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and network devices, integrating security and AI-enabled workflows.

Role type

Principal Software Engineer (Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Automation)

Builds

Reusable automation capabilities, orchestration runbooks, and controlled release workflows for enterprise infrastructure fleets.

Domain

Financial Services / Enterprise Infrastructure Automation

Required skills

Enterprise automation and orchestration, Ansible, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Jenkins, Windows/Linux administration, Secure Shell (SSH), Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Security-by-design patterns, Incident response readiness, AI-enabled engineering automation adoption

Preferred skills

Network device configuration automation, Cloud-native architectures, Multi-tenant platform design, Automated testing modernization, Distributed team coaching

Technologies

Ansible, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Jenkins, Windows, Linux, SSH, WinRM

Responsibilities

Own engineering and reliability of the enterprise automation platform; Define platform architecture and technical standards; Build automation capabilities using Ansible; Implement controlled release practices with Jenkins; Improve platform observability; Embed security-by-design into workflows; Drive operational resilience and recovery; Lead adoption of AI-enabled engineering automation; Establish guardrails for AI workflows.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence