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Community Fibre

Location:
United Kingdom, London

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

The Lead Infrastructure and Automation Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, improving, and supporting Community Fibre’s infrastructure service environments which support our customer-facing network. This includes both cloud (AWS) and on-premise servers, storage, applications, databases, containers, and as-a-service offerings.

Job Responsibility:

Develop, maintain, improve, and support Community Fibre’s infrastructure service environments
Manage and maintain existing Linux based servers, both on-prem and cloud hosted
Work with the Network Technology Team
Build new servers / systems
Ensure existing ones are maintained, reliable and resilient
Cover backend systems engineering, infrastructure, and site reliability engineering
Provide guidance and mentoring to other engineers
Create and implement high and low-level designs
Act as a senior member for the Network Technology team
Provide reports to SLT, Exec’ and Board members when required
Responsible for low-level design and implementation of solutions
Create, improve, and maintain automation scripts
Take a service-first approach
Oversee all security patches and architectural updates to the DNS estate
Develop scripts in Python, Bash, and Perl
Oversee the planning, deployment, and maintenance of network infrastructure
Utilise Puppet for configuration management
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Configure and manage complex security solutions
Automate operating system installations and configurations
Design and deploy infrastructure based on microservices architecture
Develop and enforce robust security protocols
Lead diverse types of testing
Manage diverse storage environments
Product evaluation based on cost, efficiency, fitness for purpose
Maintain knowledge of current and future information security threats
In-depth troubleshooting
Lead significant projects including design, development, integration and deployment
Deliver end-to-end data ingestion and processing using OpenSearch/Elastic Stack

Requirements:

Minimum of 7-10 years of experience working in a server and storage environment
Advanced understanding of Linux (Ubuntu / Debian, and CentOS / RHEL)
Experience with infrastructure as code (IAC) practices
Configuration management: Puppet and Ansible
Orchestration: Terraform
DCIM/IPAM tools, e.g. NetBox
Log ingestion: OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Filebeat, Syslog, Graylog
Containerisation: Docker and / or Kubernetes
Virtualisation: VMware 7.x
Cloud: AWS
Databases: PostgreSQL and / or MySQL
Application Servers: Apache or nginx, WSGI
Deep understanding of key service health metrics
Knowledge of current security best practices including encryption and systems hardening
Experience implementing technologies with a focus on operability, reliability, and scalability
Network aptitude
Excellent understanding of telecommunications industry practices, standards, and regulatory requirements
Solid understanding of core ITIL processes
Hands-on experience with automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform and Puppet
Experience using version control systems, e.g. Git
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Keen to learn new technologies

Nice to have:

Familiarity with SIEM, detect security threats and event correlation
Experience in Database Management
Experience with data replication, backup, and recovery strategies
Palo Alto Firewall experience
Scripting Languages – Eg Bash and Python

What we offer:

25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to 28 days
Birthday leave
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible WFH policy
Private Health Cover

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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