CareerPlan

Network Automation Specialist

Halifax, NSFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-11

Core

Building and integrating code for automation, scripting, telemetry, and analytics solutions for Network and Firewall Appliances to improve configuration efficiency and speed.

Role type

Mid-level IC Network Automation Specialist (DevOps)

Builds

Automation and scripting solutions for network operations

Domain

Network Infrastructure / DevOps

Required skills

Python scripting, Ansible, RESTful APIs, Linux, Git, SQL, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Web Frameworks (Flask), Network protocols (OSI, TCP/IP), OpenStack/OpenShift/Zabbix/Jenkins

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Ansible, Python, RESTful APIs, Git, Flask, SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, OpenStack, OpenShift, Zabbix, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, Linux

Responsibilities

Deploy and support automation and scripting solutions for Network and Firewall Appliances; Build Ansible code for configuring, monitoring, and analyzing appliances; Write and maintain Python scripts using automation frameworks; Develop troubleshooting and debugging code; Explore network operations activities to identify automation use-cases; Create reports and graphs from netflow/sflow/J-flow/IPFIX records; Setup logging and monitoring for network devices and create dashboards; Participate in creating documentation (Runbooks, guides, MoP).

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC