📝 Network Automation Engineer II, are you there?

Hey there! We're looking for a Network Automation Engineer II for a leading broadband communications provider focused on delivering high-speed internet, cable TV, and phone services to residential and business customers. If you're a strong Python and Ansible developer who's comfortable working close to the network layer, keep reading!

🌎 100% Remote
💵 Salary in USD
📍 Latin America – Reporting to the US, PST
🕒 Full Time
🇬🇧 Advanced English

About our client 🤓
You will be working for our client, a leading broadband communications provider that delivers high-speed internet, cable TV, and phone services to residential and business customers across the US. Their network engineering team is investing heavily in automation to make provisioning and deployment faster and more reliable.

About Athyna 🙋🏻
Athyna is a Global Talent Platform, helping align world-class talent with the best employment opportunities across the globe.
We believe in the future of work. That's why we are a 100% globally distributed team across 5 continents. We believe in people, and we value freedom, integrity, quality, and sustainability.
We're proudly carbon neutral as an organization and 5% of all revenue funds impact-driven startups & climate tech. We're very keen on social impact - we truly care about everyone on our team, and we want to make the world a better place for all of us.

In your day-to-day, you will 👇🏼
Develop and maintain Python and Ansible automations for network engineering workflows. Build backend automation for provisioning and deploying networking equipment and related systems. Work with APIs and data pipelines. Write low-level (and some high-level) design documentation. Troubleshoot and optimize existing automations. Collaborate with senior engineers and network engineers to shape best practices and Agile user stories.

Skills you have 🚀

Strong Python programming experience.
Hands-on experience with Ansible and network automation tools (NETCONF, Netmiko, NAPALM, TextFSM, SNMP, direct CLI).
Strong background in backend automation, API development, and data structures.
Solid SQL/database experience.
5+ years of network engineering experience (or a Computer Science/Software Engineering degree with strong hands-on automation and scripting experience).

Skills that will make you stand out 💥

Experience with JavaScript and React for web applications.
Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift).
Understanding of DevOps best practices and CI/CD workflows.
Exposure to data pipeline tools like Apache Airflow or Talend.
Certifications such as Cisco DevNet, Juniper Automation & DevOps, Red Hat Ansible, or AWS/Microsoft DevOps.