DevOps & Automation Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer with strong DevOps, software engineering, and API integration experience to help build a production-ready platform for network refresh automation.

The ideal candidate will take an existing proof of concept and develop it into a scalable, secure, and maintainable application. This role involves building the platform infrastructure from scratch, developing Python applications, creating API integrations, and establishing automated deployment pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a production-ready environment with source control, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and containerized deployments.
• Develop, test, and maintain clean, modular, and well-documented Python applications.
• Design and build API gateways and integrations with internal enterprise systems.
• Implement authentication, authorization, logging, monitoring, error handling, and audit capabilities.
• Establish environment separation for development, testing, and production.
• Implement automated testing, secure secrets management, and release processes.
• Integrate with enterprise systems and normalize data from multiple sources.
• Design scalable architecture to support future network automation and AI-driven workflows.
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on experience with Python development and backend application engineering.
• Proven experience building production-grade CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments from scratch.
• Expertise in Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs, API gateways, and enterprise integrations.
• Knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC, service-to-service authentication, and secure application development.
• Experience with databases, caching, messaging queues, automated testing, and application monitoring.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure as code, environment management, and production deployment practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible, Netmiko, or NAPALM.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Infoblox, or telecom/network operations systems.
• Exposure to AI agents, LLM-based workflows, and automated decision-making systems.
• Experience working in large enterprise or service provider environments.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on senior engineer who combines strong Python development, DevOps platform engineering, and API architecture skills, with the ability to take a proof of concept and turn it into a secure, production-ready enterprise solution.