Job Description

Key responsibilities

Learn and improve company’s processes related to network management and seek opportunities to build automated solutions

Develop automation solutions for network management

Develop automation solutions for self-service of network services

Develop, maintain & support Ansible playbooks

Develop, maintain & support automation solutions built in AWS

Develop efficient ways to deploy & run automation solutions

Participate in network automation community of practice

Become a point of contact for existing and new network tools

Drive improvements in the processes around selected network tools

Manage data quality for selected tools

Design and maintain the configuration of selected tools based on business demand

Participate in evaluating new tools

Cooperate closely with network designers and network operations

Apply good development and documentation practices

Experience in the following areas is a must

Solid understanding of Ansible and real-world experience in developing Ansible playbooks to manage network infrastructure

At least an intermediate experience in Python

Solid understanding of AWS offerings and how they can be used in solution design

Other required qualification and skills

Skilled in designing solutions that address complex integration challenges while considering scalability, security, performance, and maintainability

Solid understanding of IP-based communication networks (on the level of CCNA)

Understanding of network management and network operations

Real-world experience with CI/CD and SW testing

Strong willingness to keep learning new technologies

Able to establish good working relationships globally and collaborate with networks of employees at all levels

Preferred certifications: CCNA and higher, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer Associate

Strong written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to communicate with both technical and business audiences

Advanced knowledge and proven real-world experience

SW development

Programming

SW versioning using Git

Database design and usage, SQL

AWS: IAM, API GW, Lambda, Storage

Intermediate knowledge

Network design

Configuring network devices (for example Cisco)

Ansible

Python

Data management, data science or data engineering

Non-sql databases

Our offer

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment

Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally

Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern

Pension and health insurance contributions

Internal reward system plus referral program

5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution

Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card

Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programs

Up-to-date laptop and iPhone

Parking in the garage for drivers or showers for bikers

Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Automation Solutions, Automation Solutions, Change Catalyst, Cloud Computing, Customer-Focused, Demand Management, Deployment Automation, End User Computing, Ethical Standards, Group Policy Management, Intrapersonal Communication, ITIL Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure Management, Network Administration, Network Automation, Network Communications, Network Configuration Management, Network Infrastructures, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts, Oral Communications, Professional Etiquette, Security Management, Server Hardware Configuration, Software Development, Sourcing Services {+ 1 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

06/27/2025

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Requisition ID:R353418