Network Engineer

act digital; Porto; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital is seeking a Network Automation Engineer in Porto to design, build and maintain end-to-end automation across multi-vendor networks. The role focuses 70% on automation development and 30% on network and security expertise, delivering scalable infrastructure as code.

You will develop production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible and Python, build reusable components, and integrate with NetBox, Infoblox, JIRA and GitLab, while maintaining CI/CD pipelines and robust testing.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and Ansible for Network Automation.
• Experience building reusable automation frameworks, not only standalone scripts.
• Knowledge of Jinja2, YAML/JSON, Git and CI/CD.
• Experience with network APIs/protocols such as NETCONF, RESTCONF or gNMI.
• Solid networking fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP and LACP.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible and Python.
• Build reusable Ansible roles, collections, modules and plugins.
• Develop Python libraries and automation workflows using tools such as Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM and PyEZ.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration changes, validation, compliance and rollback.
• Integrate automation workflows with NetBox, Infoblox, JIRA, GitLab and APIs.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI or Jenkins.
• Implement automated testing, drift detection, configuration backups and reporting.
• Work across multi-vendor environments including Juniper, Arista, Cisco and Fortinet.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Network Automation

Automation Frameworks

Nornir

Netmiko

NAPALM

PyEZ

CI/CD

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

NetBox

JIRA

GitLab

Git

APIs

Juniper

Arista

Cisco

Fortinet

Job description

We’re looking for a Network Automation Engineer with a strong engineering mindset to design, build and maintain end-to-end network automation frameworks across multi-vendor network and security environments.

This is a highly technical role, with a strong focus on automation development (70%) combined with network & security expertise (30%).

What you’ll be doing:

• Design and develop production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible and Python
• Build reusable Ansible roles, collections, modules and plugins
• Develop Python libraries and automation workflows using tools such as Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM and PyEZ
• Automate network provisioning, configuration changes, validation, compliance and rollback
• Integrate automation workflows with NetBox, Infoblox, JIRA, GitLab and APIs
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI or Jenkins
• Implement automated testing, drift detection, configuration backups and reporting
• Work across multi-vendor environments including Juniper, Arista, Cisco and Fortinet

What we’re looking for:

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and Ansible for Network Automation
• Experience building reusable automation frameworks, not only standalone scripts
• Knowledge of Jinja2, YAML/JSON, Git and CI/CD
• Experience with network APIs/protocols such as NETCONF, RESTCONF or gNMI
• Solid networking fundamentals: BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP and LACP
• Experience working with multi-vendor network environments
• Understanding of network security, segmentation and firewall automation
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), NetBox, Nornir or similar tooling is highly valued
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

We’re especially interested in engineers who enjoy treating network infrastructure as code and building automation that can be reused, tested and safely deployed at scale.