Remote Senior Network Automation Engineer: Python & CI/CD

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary commensurate with経験

Fully remote work from South Africa or

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives in a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain automation workflows across our network infrastructure, leveraging Python and modern DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in network engineering with 4+ years in automation, deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and experience with Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or IT.
• 7+ years in network engineering/operations with 4+ years in automation.
• Proficient in Python, Go or Ruby and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD tools and network automation platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy network automation solutions using Python and other tools.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure changes and deployments.
• Create reusable automation modules, playbooks, and scripts for config provisioning.
• Integrate automation with network devices via APIs and standard protocols.
• Develop monitoring to track automation performance and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot issues related to automation scripts and infrastructure.
• Stay updated on trends in network automation, DevOps, and cloud-native architectures.
• Contribute to network architecture design for automation initiatives.
• Document automation processes and best practices.

Skills

Python

Go

Ruby

CI/CD concepts

RESTful APIs

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Chef

Puppet

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives in a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain automation workflows across our network infrastructure, leveraging Python and modern DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in network engineering with 4+ years in automation, deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and experience with Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.