Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer - SASE

• 12-Month Contract

• Fully Remote - UK

• Outside IR- 525 per day

We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a long-term programme focused on automating and improving enterprise SASE and network security environments.

This is a 12-month, fully remote contract offering 500- 525 per day Outside IR35.

The ideal candidate will come from a strong network security / SASE background and have hands-on experience building automation around security platforms, infrastructure and APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation solutions across enterprise SASE and network security environments

• Automate configuration, deployment and operational processes using Python

• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

• Develop integrations using REST APIs

• Automate security and networking workflows across cloud and SASE platforms

• Work closely with network, security and engineering teams to identify opportunities for automation

• Improve repeatability, scalability and reliability across security infrastructure

• Support automated provisioning, configuration management and platform integrations

• Troubleshoot automation scripts, API integrations and infrastructure deployments

Key Skills

• Strong hands-on Python development and scripting experience

• Strong experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code

• Experience building and integrating REST APIs

• Strong background within SASE, network security or secure networking

• Experience automating enterprise networking or cybersecurity environments

• Good understanding of networking concepts including routing, firewalls, VPNs and secure connectivity

• Experience working within cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience with Palo Alto Networks

• Hands-on experience with Prisma Access

• Knowledge of Palo Alto Networks APIs and automation capabilities

• Experience with Ansible

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab, GitHub Actions or Jenkins

• Exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP

• Experience working within large enterprise security environments