Infrastructure Automation Engineer – Firewall Services
Lloyds Banking Group
AnsibleFirewallsPythonTerraform
Infrastructure Automation Engineer – Firewall Services
Lloyds Banking Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Manchester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £47,790 - £53,100 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AnsibleFirewallsPythonTerraform
About the role
- Manage Check Point firewalls, delivering change as well as providing technical support and guidance to the business across Network Services.
- Support the Firewall Services Team by maintaining and improving automation scripts (primarily in Python).
- Be responsible for the development and implementation of Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
- Serve as a domain guide for scripting and automation, offering training and mentorship to team members.
- Represent the team in Network Services LAB collaboration meetings, contributing to automation strategy and planning.
- Develop and maintain user documentation and team roadmaps for automation initiatives.
- Promote DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Stay informed of new technologies and industry trends, sharing knowledge within the team.
Requirements
- You'll be CCSE/CCSA certified or have equivalent hands-on experience working with Check Point firewalls.
- Ideally, you’ll also bring a solid understanding of Cisco networking technologies, including Cisco ACI.
- Proficient in Python; experience with Bash or Robot Framework is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience working in large enterprise environments under change control.
- Familiarity with Jira and Agile methodologies.
- Superb communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers or team members.
- Knowledge of regulated environments (e.g., Financial Services) is advantageous.
Benefits
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Check Point firewallsPythonTerraformAnsibleBashRobot FrameworkInfrastructure as CodeDevOps practicesCI/CD pipelinenetworking technologies
Soft skills
communication skillsmentorshiptrainingcollaborationtechnical supportguidancedocumentationplanningautomation strategyteamwork
Certifications
CCSECCSA