Network Automation Engineer
IT-Impulse s. r. o.
IT-Impulse s.r.o., Moldavská cesta, Košice-Západ, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
full-time
by agreement
From 2 200 EUR/monthSalary is determined by the seniority and skills of the candidate.
Information about the position
Job description, responsibilities and duties
We are seeking a highly skilled Network Automation Engineer to join our team. This role combines deep networking knowledge with a strong focus on automation and API-driven infrastructure management.
The ideal candidate will have experience working with multiple network vendors (Cisco, Fortinet, etc.) and a solid background in software development / scripting (i.e.Python) to drive automation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain network automation solutions to streamline infrastructure operations.
- Develop and integrate APIs to manage network devices and services.
- Work with Cisco, Fortinet, and other network vendors to ensure optimal performance and security.
- Collaborate with internal teams to automate network deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
- Maintain and expand an internally developed network automation portal.
- Improve infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
- Troubleshoot complex network issues and provide expert-level support.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Networking:
- Strong knowledge of Cisco, Fortinet, and other networking technologies.
- Understanding of routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and network security.
- Automation & Programming:
- Advanced Python development skills.
- Experience working with APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc.) for network automation.
- Familiarity with Ansible, Terraform, or other automation tools.
- Preferred:
- Experience with cloud networking (AWS, Azure).
- Familiarity with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) for automation solutions.
Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to automation.
- Ability to work independently and drive network automation initiatives.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with local and remote teams.
Employee perks, benefits
• Familiarity of a small sized firm and security and possibilities of a large company
• +5 extra days of vacation
• 3 sick days per month
• Contribution to 3rd pillar (individual pension savings) 1 - 2,5%
• Cafeteria bonus
• Employee referral program (up to 5.000 EUR per referral)
• Yearly performance and salary review
• Jubilee gifts
• Flexible working hours
• Free language courses during working hours
Benefits available on-site:
• Comfortable and healthy work environment in a newly built, air-conditioned office space (5-7 workstations per office)
• Free bicycle garage
• Free parking space
• Free kindergarten during school holidays at the workplace
• Fruit days
• Stocked kitchen with free drinks (freshly roasted coffee)
• Massages
• Monthly breakfast club
Company on whose behalf the position is being filled
Europe's leading supplier of housing systems to offer a total solution for the providers of social housing and care whether local authorities, housing associations or other relevant organisations. It has a large professional team of specialists dedicated to helping social housing organisations achieve operational efficiency and customer service excellence.
Requirements for the employee
Candidates with education suit the position
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Language skills
Other knowledge
Routing/switching - Advanced
Firewall Cisco - Advanced
Authentication - Advanced
Number of years of experience
Personality requirements and skills
• Very good command of spoken and written English
• Excellent customer and service focus as well as team skills
• Safe to handle ITIL service processes
• Self-contained and well-structured way of working
• Hands-on mentality, holistic thinking, team spirit, reliability, and a high level of service orientation
Advertiser
Brief description of the company
The Slovak branch in Košice in its new headquarters with over 60 employees is looking for new colleagues for existing as well as newly created customer-dedicated teams.
http://www.it-impulse.sk
https://www.facebook.com/ITImpulseSlovakia/
https://www.instagram.com/it_impulse/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-impulse/
The company is a holder of a licence to offer recruitment services.