Network Automation Engineer (Hybrid)

Our Partner

Our partner is a fast-growing software company that builds networks like clouds. It offers communications service providers and cloud providers a radical new way to build networks, detaching network growth from network cost and increasing network profitability. Our partner’s Network Cloud solution uniquely supports the complete virtualization of network and compute resources, enabling communication service providers and cloud providers to meet increasing service demands much more efficiently than with today’s monolithic routers. Their software runs over standard white-box hardware and can easily scale network capacity by adding additional white boxes into physical network clusters. This unique disaggregated network model enables the physical infrastructure to operate as a shared resource that supports multiple networks and services. This unique network design also allows faster service innovation at the network edge, supporting multiple service payloads, including latency-sensitive ones, over a single physical network edge.

Overall Objective of the Role 

We are looking for the best of the best talent that is capable of dreaming out of the box and can execute on the dream and turn it into real value for our customers. Our automation system is one of the most important to our partner’s mission. 

Requirements

Must have:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Networking Fundamentals:
  • Solid understanding of OSI and TCP/IP models.
  • IP addressing and subnetting (CIDR, VLSM).
  • Ethernet switching and VLANs (802.1Q, LACP).
  • IP routing fundamentals (static vs dynamic, convergence).
• Routing, MPLS & Segment Routing:
  • BGP fundamentals (iBGP/eBGP, path attributes, best-path selection).
  • OSPF fundamentals (areas, adjacencies, LSAs).
  • Basic IS-IS concepts (L1/L2, areas).
  • MPLS fundamentals (labels, LDP, L3VPN concepts).
  • Basic understanding of EVPN and VPWS.
  • Basic understanding of Segment Routing (SR-MPLS) and SRv6 concepts (SIDs, paths, steering).
• Network Automation Interfaces:
  • Experience with programmatic network interfaces (NETCONF, gNMI, and/or vendor APIs).
• Systems & Linux
  • Linux command-line basics and system troubleshooting.
  • Docker fundamentals (containers, images, basic networking).
• Automation & Python:
  • Strong Python skills for automation.
  • Experience with structured data (JSON, YAML, XML).
  • Working knowledge of object-oriented concepts (inheritance, composition).
  • Practical understanding of mixins, super(), and Method Resolution Order (MRO).
  • Experience using and extending versioned automation libraries.
• Pytest-Based Automation:
  • Strong experience with pytest.
  • Fixture usage and scope management (function/class/module/session).
  • Parameterization, including indirect parametrization (request.param).
  • Dynamic fixture selection and object construction.
  • Reliable setup/teardown and test state management.
• Test Reliability & Abstractions:
  • Managing stateful resources and preventing test leakage.
  • Using fixtures and/or context managers for transactional changes.
  • Familiarity with wrapper abstractions (retry, wait/polling helpers).
  • Awareness of parallel execution and resource contention issues.
• Traffic Validation & Observability:
  • Basic experience validating forwarding behavior using traffic generators or software-based tools (e.g., Ixia, Spirent, TRex, Scapy).
  • Ability to analyze logs and telemetry data (device logs, syslog, counters) as part of automated testing and troubleshooting.
• Security & Access Control:
  • Basic understanding of network access and authentication mechanisms (AAA, TACACS+, RADIUS).
• Code Quality:
  • Writing clean, maintainable automation code.
  • Experience working in shared codebases with version control.

Nice to have:

• AI-Assisted Automation:
  • Experience using AI tools to support automation development and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to clearly frame problems and ask precise questions.
  • Understanding AI limitations and the need to validate AI-generated output.
  • Comfort using AI as an assistive tool, not a runtime decision-maker.

Reasons to Work with Us

• Competitive financial conditions.
• Opportunity to work on internationally recognized projects.
• Flexible schedule and a hybrid work model, prioritizing remote work as much as possible to support work-life balance.
• An exciting career path within a friendly, dynamic, and growing organization.
• Professional development opportunities in a multicultural environment.
• Private medical coverage with Medlife or Regina Maria.
• Meal vouchers.
• Gift vouchers for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or childbirth.
• Wellbeing programs, including sick days, 7Card subscriptions, and relaxation facilities in the office.
• Team-building events and other social experiences.
• Budget allocated for certifications relevant to your project.
• Workshops, internal training sessions, and knowledge-sharing opportunities.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, upon request.
• Convenient city-center office location.
• Shared parking spaces.

As a global digital transformation company, Orion values creating a productive, diverse work environment. We are committed to maintaining a positive work environment where our people value traits that make each one of us different from one another. We all bring a diverse set of perspectives, work and life experiences, and our differences make us more valuable both internally and for our clients.