Senior Network Automation Engineer – Hybrid (Porto)

DataSmart Lda; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DataSmart Lda in Porto is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer (Hybrid – Porto) to design, develop, and maintain production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible and Python.

You will build end-to-end automation workflows, develop reusable roles and modules, and manage NetBox-based source-of-truth data while integrating with ITSM/JIRA and CI/CD pipelines. This role requires strong multi-vendor networking knowledge and a proactive, autonomous collaborator.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building complete network automation using Ansible and Python.
• Ability to develop reusable, scalable automation solutions, not just scripts.
• Advanced knowledge of Ansible roles, collections, inventories, and AAP.
• Strong Python development skills, including libraries, APIs, and automated testing.
• Experience with Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM, PyEZ, NETCONF/RESTCONF/gNMI.
• Experience with NetBox, Jinja2, YAML/JSON schemas, and dynamic inventories.
• Knowledge of GitLab CI/Jenkins, Git workflows, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with testing tools: pytest, Molecule, ansible-lint, yamllint, ruff, mypy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade network automation frameworks using Ansible and Python.
• Build end-to-end automation workflows for provisioning, configuration changes, validation, reporting, and rollback.
• Develop reusable Ansible roles, collections, modules, plugins, and dynamic inventories.
• Create Python libraries and CLI tools using Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM, PyEZ, and network APIs.
• Manage source-of-truth data using NetBox, schema-validated YAML/JSON, and Jinja2 templates.
• Orchestrate workflows through Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) with pre-checks, approvals, deployment, post-checks, and rollback.
• Implement safe deployment mechanisms, config diffs, state snapshots, and drift detection.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/Jenkins pipelines for automated testing, validation, and deployment.
• Integrate automation with ITSM/JIRA, Infoblox, secrets management, and notification systems.
• Develop automated compliance checks, remediation workflows, and infrastructure hardening.

Skills

Network automation

Ansible

Python

Nornir

Netmiko

NAPALM

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

NetBox

Jinja2

YAML/JSON

Job description

DataSmart Lda in Porto is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer (Hybrid – Porto) to design, develop, and maintain production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible and Python.

You will build end-to-end automation workflows, develop reusable roles and modules, and manage NetBox-based source-of-truth data while integrating with ITSM/JIRA and CI/CD pipelines. This role requires strong multi-vendor networking knowledge and a proactive, autonomous collaborator.