IT Network Automation Engineer

About the Job 

You’ll be working in an international and multi-skills Network Automation Squad, actively participating in design and development activities for new workflows to be automated. This involves understanding the requirements raised by the other AGN squads/products, being exposed to different network technologies. You will get support from the other Squads members: we believe in an open source, vendor-agnostic and data driven approach, that can be tailored to the customers’ needs. The goal is to lead AGN and its customers towards self-service and self-healing network.

What you do

• Support discovery/analysis activities related to new workflows based on other products requirements
• Advise the internal customers about their use cases and help them structuring them
• Design and coordinate the development activities, understanding the eventual dependencies and architectural decisions to be taken
• Support the backlog definition and prioritization (e.g., Sprint planning)
• Contribute to architecture/design discussions with the team, but also with internal customers and end users
• Contribute to discussions and/or requirements with vendors/communities to ensure adopted technologies and standards are updated and following best practices
• Contribute to technical coordination/planning of the underlying infrastructure (Kubernetes/Docker/Cloud environment) and the already developed code and integration operation and maintenance
• Be available/willing to coach junior colleagues and collaborate with/support Squad members
• Be available for a few business trips per year, which could be required to meet the other team members

What you bring

• Strong coding background developing code in Python (using modules and JSON files) and/or Ansible (playbooks, YAML, Jinja2 templates)
• Designing and support/coordinate development of end-to-end workflows including integration with different solutions and systems (e.g., Vault, AWX, ITSM)
• Familiarity/experience with Nautobot/Netbox, Network Automation Source of Truth
• Have systems and infrastructure skills about, for example, Kubernetes, VMware virtualization, Docker. General, basic Linux skills and Cloud understanding. Experience in coordinating/planning the infrastructure maintenance (e.g., update products releases, patches/fixes)
• Be familiar with Git development practices and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban approaches). Documentation preparation experience
• Network domains knowledge as Firewall, LAN, WAN, Load Balancers, Proxy etc.
• Be familiar with monitoring topics (alerting, telemetry)
• Experienced with REST and/or RESTFul API architecture and integration design

 What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking, and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

You. IT

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.