Senior Automation IP Engineer

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Be part of a new era in communications, transforming connectivity with Eutelsat Group – the world’s first GEO-LEO integrated global satellite operator.

As a leader in satellite communications, we provide global connectivity solutions - connecting businesses, communities, and governments around the world. We can connect you at on land, at sea and in the air. We also deliver broadcast television channels and packages, transmitting vital news reports around the world. 

With Eutelsat Group You’ll Get To:

• Pioneer the future of Space Technology
• Bring connectivity to remote frontiers
• Collaborate with customer-centric experts
• Embrace cultural diversity in our global team

In a dynamic industry where passion drives our teams to make a difference to become the most trusted partner for global satellite connectivity, you will elevate your skills in a stretching, rewarding, and meaningful environment. At Eutelsat Group, we’re united by inclusion and diversity, striving for gender balance and social responsibility, on Earth and in Space.

Why Eutelsat Group?

• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: With colleagues from over 75 countries, we embrace our global DNA and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We are proud that one-third of our executive team and 60% of our board are represented by women.
• Ways of Working That Drive Us: As "One Team," we work collaboratively towards shared goals, with customer-centricity, respect, and inclusivity as our guiding principles.
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• Work-Life Balance: We offer flexible schedules and hybrid/remote work options to help you balance your personal and professional life. At Eutelsat Group, we are committed to supporting your well-being and ensuring you have the flexibility you need to succeed both at work and at home.

Ready to grow with us? Apply today and help us build a more inclusive, sustainable future in the world of satellite technology.

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Automation IP Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in developing automation services and tools. In this position, you’ll work closely with IP Architects, system engineer and SRE teams, contributing directly to our ongoing projects and initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within an organization that values growth, teamwork, and professional development.

Who You Are:

You’re interested in IP Networks, and sparked by a fast pace and new challenges. You are passionate about automation; knowing what to automate and why to automate. You have excellent stakeholder management skills. You love building testing, staging, and stressing the Network Architecture and Design. You are an advocate of continuous integration and continuous development in order to drive continuous improvement in the Network, to deliver a higher Service Availability. You want to make a real difference in the world by revolutionizing technology in Space. 

What You’ll Do:

• Be responsible for the creation and improvement of automated provisioning
• Tool development to underpin multiple business processes, e.g. Change and Incident Management
• Develop and continuously improve our automation platform to be scalable, reliable, resilient, and cost efficient
• Integrate our automation platform with other OSS/BSS (monitoring, asset management, customer relation management, etc.)
• This is primarily a software development role, though solid understanding of IP is mandatory.
• You will take our automation process to the next level with the opportunity to make a huge impact on our product agility and quality.

What You’ll Need:

• Object oriented programming, familiar with advanced designs.
• Python
• Ansible
• Working experience with databases (SQL, NoSQL, in-memory)
• Create and use REST APIs
• Building CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Gitlab, Jenkins)
• Write Unit tests
• Version control systems
• Amazon Web Services experience.
• Experience implementing technologies with a focus on operability, reliability, and scalability
• Elasticsearch
• Templating with Jinja2
• Strong Linux experience
• Graph databases
• Data modelling.
• Message brokers (Kafka/ RabbitMQ)
• Netconf / gRPC
• Experience with Nokia/Cisco/Juniper, CLI scraping, SNMP

Where You’ll Work: London, UK

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