Network Automation Specialist

• Automation software engineering Python & Ansible Infrastructure automation
• Full Time Permanent Role
• Sydney Hybrid

About the ABC

The ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture, and stories. With over 4,500 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 65 locations around Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.

About the Role

Reporting to the Network Optimisation & Compliance Lead, you'll develop and improve reliable automation across the ABC's network environment, using Ansible, Python and APIs to streamline operational processes and improve network performance, visibility and reliability.

You will:

• Build reusable Ansible workflows and Python solutions for network and operational automation.
• Integrate systems through REST APIs and improve visibility through telemetry, monitoring and Grafana dashboards.
• Troubleshoot across automation, APIs, Linux systems and network infrastructure, identifying and resolving complex issues.
• Use Git, testing and validation to deliver safe, reliable and maintainable production changes.
• Continuously improve existing automation and contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing across the team.

Position Description

PD NETWORK AUTOMATION SPECIALIST.pdf

About You

You'll bring strong enterprise networking fundamentals together with hands-on experience building and supporting automation in production environments. You'll be confident working across Python, Ansible and APIs, with the technical curiosity and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot across automation, systems and network infrastructure.

You'll also bring experience with:

• Python and Ansible, including developing maintainable scripts and reusable automation workflows.
• Basic knowledge in Enterprise networking, including routing, switching, and Firewall.
• REST APIs, Git and structured data such as JSON and YAML.
• Linux environments and observability tools such as Grafana, with an understanding of testing, validation, logging and safe production change practices.

Experience with AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containers or network automation platforms such as Ansible Automation Platform/AWX would be highly regarded.

If you're a curious, solutions-focused engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and finding smarter ways to automate network operations, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Team

Enterprise Technology & Platforms delivers the technology that underpins the ABC's critical services. The Network Platforms team is responsible for ensuring the ABC's network infrastructure is secure, reliable and ready to support our people, systems and audiences.

More Info

In line with our focus on diversity and inclusion, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

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