Principal Network Automation Engineer — Kingsgrove, Canterbury Area

Expired

How will I help? Join our team as a Principal Network Engineer (Network Automation) and play a pivotal role in driving automation delivery for mid to large-scale networking projects as well as leading run initiatives. You'll spearhead network automation team to provide guidance and technical leadership in code design and architecture. Lead the Automation and orchestration platform configuration and best practices. This role entails crafting scripts and playbooks/cookbooks to seamlessly automate bulk network modifications. Your expertise will extend to scripting for database queries, bolstering the databases housing network telemetry and status information. Your adeptness with Ansible, Terraform, and Python will be instrumental in supporting our network automation platform. If you're driven by innovation and have a knack for solving intricate challenges, this role offers the perfect avenue to excel. What's in it for me? You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world's great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. What do I need? Expertise in Networking Software Development: A proven track record in developing software applications within the networking domain, showcasing your ability to tackle complex network challenges. Experience with Firewall Infrastructure ie Juniper SRX, Security Director/Fortinet FortiGate, Forti Manager and F5 Load balancer. Mastery of Automation Tools: Proficiency in Ansible and Terraform, including a demonstrated capability to craft custom plugins and modules that streamline network operations. Infrastructure and Configuration as Code: Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and config-as-code principles, allowing you to architect scalable and efficient network configurations. Ecosystem Familiarity: Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux, enabling you to leverage containerization and optimize network performance. Programming Proficiency: A high level of expertise in a mainstream programming language, preferably Python, to create robust and efficient network automation solutions. Database Mastery: Proficiency in designing and executing effective database queries, coupled with hands-on familiarity with MongoDB. Software Testing Acumen: A deep understanding of software testing strategies, along with the ability to construct and maintain CI/CD pipelines, to ensure smooth testing and release processes. What's it like to work there? As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth, and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will have access to banking, wealth, and insurance benefits. In addition, this role is LI-Hybrid. How do I Apply? Start here. Just click on the APPLY button. At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisitionwestpac.com.au. Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process? We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email talentacquisitionwestpac.com.au