Network Automation Engineer

About the Position

Network Automation Engineer

• Location: Capelle aan den IJssel, ZH, NL
• Type: FULL_TIME
• Salary: € 4.000 - € 6.000 per month

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Your Role as Network Automation Engineer at Quality

How do you ensure our clients can trust in automated, stable, and innovative network environments?

As a Network Automation Engineer at Quality, you are the specialist who makes network management smarter and more efficient through automation and scripting. You design, implement, and optimize automated network solutions that enable organizations to scale faster, minimize errors, and better manage their infrastructure. You work closely with engineers, consultants, and architects to develop modern and scalable network environments that are ready for the future.

A glimpse into your daily tasks

In your role, you directly contribute to the innovation and efficiency of our clients. Your tasks include:

• Designing and building automation frameworks for enterprise network environments (multi-vendor: Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet).
• Building integrations with vendor-specific APIs: Cisco DNA Center/ Catalyst Center, Juniper PyEZ, Arista eAPI, Fortinet FortiOS REST API.
• Modeling network configurations through YANG data models and NETCONF/RESTCONF for vendor-agnostic automation.
• Setting up observability solutions: streaming telemetry via gNMI/gRPC, dashboards in Grafana or Elastic Stack.
• Advising clients on NetDevOps maturity, automation strategy, and the transition from manual management to infrastructure as code.
• Documenting automation solutions to ensure they are transferable, maintainable, and auditable.

Requirements

What you bring

You are a driven Network Automation Engineer with a passion for networks, automation, and innovation. You have:

• Several years of experience as a Network Engineer or Network Automation Engineer, preferably in a consultancy environment.
• Knowledge of networking protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP, VLANs, MPLS. Understanding of what you automate: you can manually perform a configuration change and know why you never want to do it again.
• Certification in Cisco DevNet Associate or Professional, a network-first background (CCNP-level or equivalent), and automation skills built on that network foundation.
• Experience with automation tools such as Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git, or similar solutions, and with designing and implementing scalable and automated network solutions.
• Knowledge of API integrations, scripting, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Knowledge and experience with streaming telemetry (gNMI/gRPC), YANG data models, or intent-based networking.

We Offer

• A fixed contract for at least 36 hours per week.
• A good salary, aligned with your knowledge and experience between € 4.000 and € 6.000.
• Secondary benefits such as a premium-free pension scheme. This way, you keep more of your net income!
• 25 vacation days, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Sufficient training and study opportunities with an annual study budget of €3500,- and 5 study days.
• Lease car or mobility budget, Apple MacBook or Microsoft Surface, and an iPhone.
• An on-site gym and a company fitness scheme if you prefer to work out close to home.
• Friday afternoon drinks, company outings, monthly BBQ, and friendly colleagues.
• Good development and growth opportunities, and we also help you navigate your personal learning path.

About the Company

Quality is a specialized knowledge organization where craftsmanship is central. We set high standards for quality but also value the people behind our professionals. Network Automation is a rapidly growing field where innovation and development are key. That's why we invest in knowledge sharing, certification, and personal growth. Whatever expertise you bring, your personal qualities and contribution to the team are at least as important as your technical knowledge.