About this role
Job Description Automation Engineer — Network Partner Data Platform
About the Role
Client's global network infrastructure relies on thousands of external partners — internet service providers (ISPs), colocation facilities, hardware vendors, and managed service providers. We're building a centralized platform to manage all of these relationships, contacts, and service data in one place.
What You'll Do
Build Workflow Automation ● Design and implement automated workflows for partner onboarding, contact updates, service renewals, and data lifecycle management ● Create self-service tools that allow operations teams to perform bulk data operations without needing engineering support ● Build automated alerting for stale data, missing information, or expiring service agreements Develop Data Pipelines & Integrations ● Build ETL pipelines that synchronize partner data across multiple internal systems ● Automate the migration of legacy data from spreadsheets, wikis, and siloed databases into the centralized platform ● Develop reconciliation scripts to detect discrepancies between systems and maintain data consistency Automate Operational Processes ● Build tools that auto-retrieve relevant partner contacts during network incidents, reducing response time ● Create automated escalation and outreach workflows triggered by network events ● Develop runbook automation to standardize and speed up repetitive operational tasks
Monitor & Report ● Build dashboards tracking data quality, freshness, and platform adoption ● Implement automated health checks and audit scripts to detect duplicates, orphaned records, or incomplete entries ● Create scheduled reports for leadership on automation ROI and data integrity metrics
What We're Looking For Required: ● 3+ years experience in automation engineering, data engineering ● Strong proficiency in Python ● Experience building and consuming APIs (REST and/or GraphQL) ● Familiarity with SQL and data pipeline/ETL concepts ● Experience with job scheduling and orchestration tools (Airflow, cron, or similar) ● Understanding of data quality principles (validation, deduplication, reconciliation) ● Comfortable working with large datasets across multiple source systems ● Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
Preferred:
● Experience with PHP or Hack (server-side scripting) ● Familiarity with graph databases or relationship/entity management systems ● Experience with CRM, MDM (Master Data Management), or vendor management platforms ● Understanding of network infrastructure concepts (ISPs, peering, colocation, Points of Presence) ● Experience with Thrift or similar RPC frameworks ● Background in telecom, network operations, or infrastructure services ● Experience automating processes in a large-scale enterprise environment Tech Stack
Area Technologies Scripting & Automation Python, PHP/Hack, Bash APIs GraphQL, REST, Thrift (RPC) Data & Pipelines SQL, Hive/Presto (data warehouse), ETL tooling Monitoring & Dashboards Time-series metrics, log analytics, custom dashboards Orchestration Scheduled jobs, event-driven triggers