Network Automation Lead (all genders)

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Your role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Global Network organization, based in Bratislava. You will lead the creation and adoption of a network automation framework that scales across WAN, edge networks (office and industrial), data center networks, firewalls/VPN, and cloud interconnectivity.

This is a hands-on role (player/coach) with strong technical ownership. You will build core platform capabilities (source of truth, automation pipelines, testing/validation, orchestration, integrations) and enable network domain teams (WAN, Edge (office/industria), Data Center Network and Cloud connectivity, NOC) to adopt automation safely and consistently.

You will work closely with similar streams with IT Infrastructure, Cloud platforms, Cybersecurity, Service Management/ITSM and its automation streams, Application/Platform teams as customers, and strategic vendors/partners.

You will provide support primarily during Bratislava/Germany business hours and participate in an on-call rotation. Occasional work outside standard hours may be required for planned changes.

Key responsibilities:

• Define the automation roadmap for the Global Network organization across WAN, LAN/Wi‑Fi, firewalls, DC routing/switching, VPN, and DNS/DHCP/IPAM, aligned with reliability and operational efficiency goals.
• Build and operate the network automation framework, including:
• Source of Truth / intended state strategy (data model, data quality rules, synchronization approach)
• Configuration lifecycle: backup, rendering, deployment, and drift/compliance verification (intended vs actual)
• Pre-/post-change validation and automated testing to reduce change risk
• NetDevOps practices: Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, reviews, controlled releases for automation content
• Workflow orchestration and event-driven automation integrations where appropriate
• Enable internal Network teams (WAN/Edge/DC/Operations) with reusable patterns: templates, data models, job libraries, reference workflows, and runbooks.
• Integrate with external enterprise platforms (e.g., ITSM/service request flows, observability/monitoring, IPAM, cloud connectivity platforms) using APIs and well-defined integration patterns.
• Establish governance and standards for automation contributions (coding standards, documentation, testing gates, change/audit traceability).
• Measure adoption and value using clear KPIs (automation run success rate, change lead time, reduction in manual work, change failure reduction).

Who you are:

• 8+ years in enterprise networking and/or network automation with exposure across WAN/LAN/WLAN/DC/firewalls/VPN and core services (DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
• Proven ability to build automation frameworks/platform capabilities (not only one-off scripts) and drive adoption across multiple teams.
• Comfortable working across boundaries: translating Network needs to external platform teams (ITSM, Cloud, Infrastructure, Security) and aligning on interfaces and operating models.
• Required technical skills (automation-focused)
• Automation engineering: Python, Ansible (or equivalent), templating (e.g., Jinja2), structured data modeling and validation.
• Source of Truth & APIs: implementing/operating a SoT approach; strong REST API skills; integration troubleshooting; data synchronization mindset.
• NetDevOps: Git, peer reviews, CI/CD pipelines, packaging/release practices, quality gates.
• Change safety: automated pre-/post-checks, compliance checks, phased rollout patterns, rollback thinking.
• Networking domain knowledge (must have)
• Strong fundamentals in routing/switching and network security concepts; practical understanding of enterprise operations and change management across WAN/Edge/DC environments.
• Language / travel / on-call
• English required; German is a plus.
• Willingness to travel (up to 10% domestic and 10% international).
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation.

Salary range: 50-80k€

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