Network and Infra Engineer

About us

Join us at Orange Business!We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About the role

The Network Evolution & Automation department aims to define, design, support, and automate Orange FR & INT’L backbones. It supports the evolution of network connectivity for Orange Business and Orange Wholesale through a reliable, scalable, and scopeless approach. 

This department is composed of :4 Network Engineering and Support teams (EMEA, AMER, APAC, France), primarily responsible for network and service engineering activities, as well as providing network operations and support.The Platform Lifecycle & Evolution team, responsible for delivering software foundations for OGN/RAEI routers and switches. This team also manages platform engineering, contributes to service development, and supports network automation use cases.The Network Automation team, made up of network engineers, service engineers, and developers, with the mission to support the ambitions of the transversal Automation program and its associated streams. Its goal is to deliver IT modules and tools that enable automated services and backbone network operations in a scopeless approach.

Automation team hosts a transversal Automation Program with resources and profiles coming from all department teams. It relies on three agile sub-teams:Backbone Automation team: responsible for automating operations and provisioning of OINIS backbone networks.Tool Automation team: provides enablers and tools to network automation teams and operational users for L2/L3 network operations.Service Automation team: offers a common framework for automating OB/OWI service use cases originating from various projects and SAFE programs. 

You will be part of this agile service automation team, responsible for modeling several services (e.g., L3VPN, L2VPN, IPSEC-based services, switch aggregation, etc.) and developing modules (e.g., NSO packages) to automate service provisioning and configuration (creation, deletion, and modification). 

This team needs to be expanded through this position, based in Slovakia (Bratislava).

Main activities will be:To modelize specific L3 & L2 Orange Business Services/Orange Wholesale InternationalTo develop modules needed for specific projects linked to the automation of VPN network services or functions (e.g. using Cisco NSO network controller). 

To develop & maintain required automation framework in lab (e.g. tests to integrate in dedicated Web Portal & Scheduler and/or in a CI/CD chain upon needs using Ansible, GITLAB CI , Robot Framework…)To validate network functions or services in a lab: you need to understand them as pre-requisite to their proper automation and modeling.To automate network tests (in Python) which are executed in a lab representative of our International MPLS VPN networks.To transfer knowledge to the operational engineers who will use the tests automated or the service modules developed.

Base salary from 1 680 € brutto per month, actual salary is likely to be higher based on skills, knowledge and experience.

About you

Technical skillsCoding / programming skills: Python language is our prime reference, past experience with developing in that language (even during university) is required. Experience in other language (e.g. Shell, javascript) is also appreciatedAutomation framework knowledge (tools, languages) including CI/CD automation chain & GIT at least. Also potentially Ansible, Jenkins, Jinja2, yaml, GITLAB CI or Robot Framework are tools used in our environment. Some practical experience on some would be a real +.Knowledge of network management protocols (NETCONF) and languages (YANG) is a + .System: Linux (user level knowledge is a must, admin level is a +)Knowledge of Cisco NSO is a real + but is not mandatoryCloud IT culture e.g. VMware or QEMU/KVM, K8s

Knowledge of Docker, CLAB is real +A first practical experience in Agile mode project would be a real +Strong technical interest for IP networking subjects (understand the service or function is mandatory to automate or model it the right way !)Network protocols basic knowledge: TCP/IP, addressing (IPv4/IPv6), routing (ISIS, MP-BGP…), MPLS VPN, Internet, SDWAN concept.CISCO/Juniper CLI knowledge is a + (e.g. CISCO CCNA level, Juniper JNCIA level)6WIND/SONIC/White box knowledge is a +Interest for new protocols and emerging technologies is required, in a technical environment evolving very fast.

Personal skillsAbility to work in team and cross-functional projects, in a complex organization with different activities and multi-cultural environment (Europe, North America, Egypt, India…).Team spirit (you will work with Slovak engineers in Bratislava & other engineers based in France and will share lab resources)Technical driven : ability to acquire quickly technical informationMust be curious, 'investigation' mindedAutonomy & Flexibility as evolving in a changing environmentGood synthesis skills (Both written and oral)Result driven, customer-centric approach.

You bring rigor, passion for challenges, and determination. You seek the opportunity to expand your expertise, achieve your goals, and thrive.

What we offer

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
• Professional Development: Training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Base salary from 1 700 € brutto per month, actual salary is likely to be higher based on skills, knowledge and experience. 

Only your skills matter

Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neurotype, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.