Network Automation Lead / Technical Architect / Network Lead / Automation Lead Birmingham Contract to March 2027 Up to 745 per day (Umbrella) REED Technology are recruiting for a Network Automation Transformation Lead to join a major enterprise transformation programme focused on modernising and migrating multiple legacy data centre environments into a new automation-first platform.The organisation has engineering teams in place to build and operate the automation tooling. They are now looking for an experienced technical leader who can define the migration approach, establish automation standards, govern delivery, and ensure large-scale network migrations are executed safely through repeatable and validated automation frameworks. The successful person will be responsible for helping shape and lead an automation-led migration capability where network changes are deployed through controlled automation rather than traditional manual engineering processes.You''ll be working on a long-term transformation programme involving multiple generations of legacy infrastructure, helping to drive migration at scale whilst reducing risk and maintaining operational stability.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the development of automation-driven network migration approaches.Define and govern automation standards, deployment methods and ways of working.Establish testing, validation and rollback frameworks for large-scale migrations.Drive CI/CD and automated delivery practices across network ..... full job details .....