AI Network Automation Engineer - Utilities

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Join an independent European leader in multi-technical services specializing in energy and communications. Operating with a strong local presence across the region, the organization supports clients in designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining energy-efficient facilities across mechanical, electrical, ICT, and facility management sectors.

A newly created opportunity exists for a Network Automation Engineer to join the team. The ideal candidate will combine practical network and security engineering experience with modern AI-driven development tools to build efficient automation solutions across a multi-vendor estate. Core responsibilities include writing Python code to automate core infrastructure tasks, leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate software delivery, and collaborating across network and security operations to improve system efficiency.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, feel free to reach out and apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Develop Python scripts that automate network and security workflows across a multi-vendor enterprise environment
• Use AI coding assistants and LLMs to accelerate development and keep delivery cycles fast
• Build and maintain REST API integrations with network and security platforms
• Apply LLM and RAG concepts and effective prompting to technical and code-generation tasks
• Review and refine AI-generated code so it is reliable and ready for production
• Work across vendors including Cisco, Arista, Aruba, Palo Alto and F5
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams in a multicultural, global setting
• Contribute to version control, deployment pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for network environments

Skills/Must have:

• Solid Python skills, including OOP, REST API integrations and automation libraries for infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor or similar)
• Working knowledge of LLMs, RAG and prompting for code generation
• Ability to read and understand Python code
• Core networking and security knowledge across major enterprise vendors (Cisco, Arista, Aruba, Palo Alto, F5)
• Fluent English, spoken and written (C1 preferred)
• A pragmatic problem-solving mindset, focused on fast resolution and continuous iteration
• Roughly a balanced 6/10 across network, development and AI (not an expert role)

Desirable Skills:

• Agile experience (Scrum or Kanban)
• Git, CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code applied to networks

Benefits:

• 6 month initial contract with long-term extensions available
• 100% remote working in France
• Exposure to AI-assisted development in a multi-vendor enterprise environment
• Multicultural, global engineering team

Salary:

• €450 per day (TJM)