Automation Engineer

Role Overview

Join a team focused on maintaining and enhancing a global network infrastructure through a centralized platform managing thousands of external partners including ISPs, colocation facilities, hardware vendors, and managed service providers. This role balances onsite presence in Dublin D04 and remote work.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement automated workflows for partner onboarding, updating contacts, renewing services, and managing data lifecycles.
• Create self-service tools for operations teams to carry out bulk data tasks without engineering intervention.
• Establish automated alerts for outdated data, missing elements, and expiring service agreements.
• Construct ETL data pipelines to synchronize partner information across several internal platforms.
• Automate legacy data migration from spreadsheets, wikis, and isolated databases into the new platform.
• Design reconciliation scripts to identify inconsistencies and maintain data integrity across systems.
• Develop tools to automatically fetch partner contacts during network incidents for faster response.
• Create escalation and outreach workflows triggered by network events.
• Automate runbook procedures to optimize repetitive tasks.
• Build dashboards monitoring data quality, platform usage, and data freshness.
• Deploy automatic health checks and audits for duplicates, orphan records, and incomplete data.
• Generate regular management reports detailing automation outcomes and data health.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• At least 3 years of experience in automation engineering, data engineering, or DevOps roles.
• Strong Python skills including scripting, API integration, and data manipulation.
• Experience working with REST and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Proficient with SQL and concepts related to data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with job scheduling and orchestration tools such as Airflow or cron.
• Knowledge of data quality assurance principles including validation, deduplication, and reconciliation.
• Ability to handle large datasets involving multiple source systems.
• Strong independent problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with PHP or Hack server-side scripting.
• Familiarity with graph databases or entity relationship management systems.
• Background working with CRM, Master Data Management, or vendor management solutions.
• Understanding of network infrastructure concepts including ISPs, peering, colocation, and Points of Presence.
• Experience with Thrift or similar RPC frameworks.
• Telecom, network operations, or infrastructure services experience.
• Automation experience in large enterprise environments.

Technology Stack

• Scripting & Automation: Python, PHP/Hack, Bash
• APIs: GraphQL, REST, Thrift (RPC)
• Data & Pipelines: SQL, Hive/Presto, ETL tools
• Monitoring & Dashboards: Time-series metrics, log analytics, custom dashboards
• Orchestration: Scheduled jobs, event-driven triggers