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Automation Software Engineer

Job Description - Automation Software Engineer

Automation Software Engineer - Python | AWS

Technical Lead | Senior Developer | Infrastrutucre Automation | IaC

Southampton, Hampshire
Hybrid, 2 days a week onsite
£80k-£100k plus 8% bonus, pension, healthcare

Are you a software engineer who loves solving infrastructure challenges through code?

We're recruiting for an Automation Software Engineer to join a major long-term government technology programme, helping build large & secure customer contact and communications platforms used by critical organisations.

This is an opportunity to work on complex cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering challenges where your work will have a direct impact on the success of a high-profile programme.

Unlike many infrastructure roles, this is a genuinely software engineering-focused position. You'll spend your time building automation frameworks, developing internal tooling, creating Infrastructure as Code solutions, and eliminating manual processes through clean, scalable, production-quality code.

What You'll Be Doing | Summary of Skills

Building automation frameworks and tooling using Python
Developing Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform
Creating reusable templates and code generation platforms using Jinja/Jinja2
Automating Windows environments through PowerShell
Managing and improving configuration management with Puppet
Building CI/CD integrations for infrastructure delivery
Working closely with cloud, platform and engineering teams to improve automation and operational efficiency
Driving infrastructure standardisation, reliability and scalability across complex environmentsWhy Apply?

Join a major government-backed technology programme
Work on highly secure, large-scale cloud infrastructure projects
Significant engineering ownership and technical challenge
Modern automation, cloud and DevOps tooling
Hybrid working with a collaborative engineering culture
Excellent opportunities for career growth and progression within a global technology organisationLocation: Eastleigh, Hedge End, Whiteley, Southampton, Fareham
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote

Hit apply to upload your CV or contact Steve at Spectrum IT Recruitment for more info

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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