Principal Engineer of Network Automation

Our client is seeking a Principal Engineer of Network Automation to join their team in Sydney. This role is a pivotal position within the team, accountable for providing technical and strategic support in the design, architecture, and development of automation solutions. The successful candidate will play a key role in guiding the team on best practices, mentoring fellow engineers, and contributing to strategic planning for innovation.

What you'll do:

As the Principal Engineer of Network Automation, you will lead the configuration of automation and orchestration platforms. Your role will involve driving automation for complex project delivery, leading configuration and best practices for automation platforms to streamline network management. You will provide technical support for code design while ensuring high standards of code quality and performance. Your leadership skills will be crucial as you mentor fellow engineers and contribute to strategic planning for innovation.

• Drive automation and orchestration for complex project delivery
• Provide technical support for code design, architecture, and implementation
• Mentor and guide engineers, instilling a culture of continuous learning, growth, and team collaboration
• Support long-term innovation planning
• Facilitate productive cross-functional collaboration with DevOps, security, and executive engineering teams
• Represent the team in meetings and support seamless communication of technical requirements

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Principal Engineer of Network Automation role will bring advanced software engineering skills with proficiency in Python, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes. You should have competence with data curation, analysis, and visualisation tools such as Splunk or Power BI. A solid experience with DevOps/SRE practices and Agile methodologies is essential. Familiarity with knowledge graph concepts and Microsoft Graph API would be beneficial. Additional desirable skills include expertise in Terraform or MongoDB.

• Proficiency in Python, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes (Microservices)
• Competence with data curation, analysis, and visualisation tools (Splunk, Elastic Search, Kibana, Power BI)
• Solid experience with DevOps/SRE practices and Agile methodologies
• Familiarity with knowledge graph concepts and Microsoft Graph API
• Expertise in Terraform, MongoDB, SQL, Kafka, Elastic Search, Splunk, and HashiCorp tools
• Experience with data collection, schema binding, and data manipulation

What sets this company apart:

This company prides itself on being a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference. They value diversity and flexibility in their work environment – championing inclusion at every level. They offer a wide range of employee benefits to help manage your priorities, whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between. They empower their employees to shape their career path through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities.

What's next:

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