Network Automation Engineer

Job summary

The role involves advancing network automation within a major service provider's infrastructure, focusing on both current systems and future platform evolution.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of IP networking in service-provider settings, including MPLS, BGP, L2/L3 VPN, EVPN, QoS, multicast, and multi-vendor operations.
• Experience in software engineering with languages such as PHP, Java, or Python, and familiarity with REST APIs and data formats like JSON, XML, and YANG.
• Practical experience with automation and orchestration tools, such as Cisco NSO, Ansible, and Netconf/YANG.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments, particularly between Network Engineering, IT, and Operations.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for translating business and technical requirements.
• Experience with OSS/BSS integration and service provisioning models.
• Problem-solving skills and experience in lab-to-production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation and implementation of commercial automation/orchestration products, ensuring alignment with various stakeholders.
• Maintain and enhance the existing mediation layer codebase for stability and support of new services.
• Translate business logic into network automation workflows and vice versa.
• Provide documentation, coding standards, and best practices for automation.
• Assist the IP Networks engineering team in integrating new technologies into the provisioning stack.

Education

• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Tools

• Familiarity with Cisco, Juniper, and Nokia platforms, as well as automation/orchestration technologies.