Megaport

Network as a Service (NaaS)

SeniorNetworkAutomationEngineer

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Senior Network Automation Engineer at Megaport. Skills: Perl, Network Automation, RESTful APIs. Enhance existing Perl code base. Implement new code with automated testing”

What You'll Achieve.

Making a product that customers love; Balancing technical debt with user experience/product features

Industry & Context.

Network as a Service (NaaS)
Problems you'll solve

Problem solvers; Sharp logical reasoning skills; Determined to automate as much as possible

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of software development experience using Perl, Experience working with relational databases using SQL, Working knowledge of using distributed datastores and NoSQL, Proven experience building backend services and tools within web application ecosystems, Ability to act as a technical lead for small projects, Experience maintaining scalable versioned, secure REST APIs, Experience with networking concepts such as IP routing and MPLS

Nice to Have

Mojolicious framework, PostgreSQL, Cassandra or similar NoSQL datastores

What You'll Do.

Enhance existing Perl code base

Implement new code with automated testing

Identify and reduce technical debt

Improve performance and reliability

Participate in scaling decisions

Build and maintain secure

scalable RESTful APIs

Ensure adherence to API standards

Play key role in release process

Support growth of junior engineers

Promote sound design principles

Foster culture of continuous learning

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with peers; Share skills with like-minded people; Work across time zones; Support junior engineers through pairing; Thoughtful code reviews; Informal coaching

Communication Scope

Communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences; Explain complex concepts clearly and succinctly; Reason logically; Question appropriately; Present technical information clearly and concisely

Process & Methodology

Act as technical lead for small projects

Full Job Description

## Description About Megaport We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 400 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun. Our Team Culture We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. Your Role You’re a senior engineer who is well respected by your peers, and know how to lead effectively.  You find joy in making a product that customers love.  You love taking ownership over your work and can balance managing technical debt with improving the user’s experience / adding product features.  You are interested in the newest technology and you’d like an environment where you can share your skills with like minded people on a no ego team.  We’re a tech company at our core and we have an interesting domain we work in.  And we want you to join us!  ## What You’ll Be Doing Contribute to enhancing our existing Perl code base powering our network automatio

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