Technical Network Automation Engineer

Job description

As our Technical Network Automation Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing, building, and operating the initial network automation, monitoring, and tooling stack for IT and OT network operations in the data centre. In this role you’ll establish first generation scripts, pipelines, standards, and documentation to move the organisation from manual operations to automated, code driven network practices, under support from the Network & Security Operations team. This is a technical hands on DevOps Engineer position: Within this role, your scope will cover: Designing and implementing the first generation of network automation playbooks, scripts, and templates for standard changes, provisioning, and configuration compliance across IT and OT networks Selecting and implementing initial toolchain components (e.g. Git repository, CI/CD tool, Ansible/Terraform, basic test frameworks) defining how they will be used by the operations team Establishing and configuring core network monitoring and logging for the data centre (devices onboarded, alert rules, dashboards, basic SLOs) and integrating where possible with ITSM/CMDB/DCIM platforms Define and document standard operating procedures and runbooks for using automation and tools (how to request changes, how pipelines work, how to roll back) Support incident and problem management by providing tooling, diagnostics scripts, and data exports to accelerate root cause analysis and post incident reviews Your technical skillset will include: Switching, routing, firewalls, and VPN in data centre or enterprise networks, including HA and basic segmentation designs Strong practical Python and shell scripting skills to build automation, small tools, and integrations without existing frameworks Hands on experience setting up at least one network automation/IaC stack (e.g. Ansible + Git + CI, or Terraform based workflows) from an early stage starting point Configuration and onboarding devices into monitoring/logging platforms (e.g. SolarWinds/PRTG, Prometheus/Grafana, Elastic/Splunk), define alert rules, and build useful dashboards Designing simple but robust automation patterns and coding standards suitable for use by operations engineers (idempotent changes, rollbacks, safety checks) 5–7 years of experience in network engineering/operations, including hands on responsibility for building or heavily extending automation and monitoring Proven experience in - data centre or mission critical environments, preferably with ownership of tooling/automation components CCNA (or equivalent such as JNCIA, Arista associate level) Automation/DevOps: Cisco DevNet Associate/Professional, Terraform Associate, Red Hat Ansible, or equivalent automation oriented certification Security/OT (nice to have): Vendor firewall certification or any OT/ICS security related credential, or demonstrable project experience in OT networks Seize this exciting opportunity to join one of Asia’s fastest growing DC companies and play a key contributing role in the future of AI and the digital economy Inclusive, diverse and values-driven working culture Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow) Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate. Make NEXTDC your next move. At NEXTDC we are building the heart of Australia & Asia’s high-tech future. We design, build and operate world class, next generation data centres, using cutting edge, environmentally efficient infrastructure to service the specific requirements of local, international hyperscale customers. We are expanding our presence globally, including our newly opened data centre in PJ, meeting the current and future digital needs of Malaysia by accelerating job skills, direct investment and economic prosperity. At NEXTDC, we know that our success depends on the talents of our people, and we foster a culture of continued learning and development. Our culture is built on collaboration and innovation, we are passionate about what we do, and we are committed to our mission to be the leading customer-centric data centre services company. Where Cloud lives and AI thrives