Network Security Automation Engineer

act digital; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital in Porto, Portugal is seeking a Network Security Automation Engineer to automate network operations and improve reliability across a large-scale environment.

You will develop network automation with Ansible, Python and Jinja2, integrate automation with APIs and CI/CD pipelines, support Linux-based tooling, and collaborate with network and security teams on Juniper VXLAN-EVPN in a three-day-per-week on-site hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Strong Ansible and Python experience; Jinja2 templates and API integration.
• Experience with Linux and CI/CD.
• Solid networking fundamentals and Juniper technologies, ideally VXLAN-EVPN.
• Interest in a role focused primarily on automation, with some network engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop network automation using Ansible, Python and Jinja2.
• Integrate automation with APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Linux-based automation tooling and troubleshoot network issues.
• Collaborate with network and security teams on Juniper VXLAN-EVPN environments.

Skills

Ansible

Python

Jinja2

API integration

Linux

CI/CD

Juniper VXLAN-EVPN

Job description

We are seeking a Network Security Automation Engineer to automate network operations and improve the security and reliability of a large-scale network environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop network automation using Ansible, Python and Jinja2.
• Integrate automation with APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support Linux-based automation tooling and troubleshoot network issues.
• Collaborate with network and security teams on Juniper VXLAN-EVPN environments.

Requirements

• Strong Ansible and Python experience; Jinja2 templates and API integration.
• Experience with Linux and CI/CD.
• Solid networking fundamentals and Juniper technologies, ideally VXLAN-EVPN.
• Interest in a role focused primarily on automation, with some network engineering.

Full-time, hybrid in Porto, Portugal, with three days per week on site.