Senior Network Developer (with Python experience)

Digital Solutions in Vestas provides end-to-end digitalization within Vestas. You will assist improve IT efficiency, integrate digital solutions further into our customer offering, improve our employees' digital experience, and support our core processes across the value chain.

Our department, Core Infrastructure & Network, is a part of the Digital Solutions area. Our department is responsible for designing, developing & operating network infrastructure services and security while ensuring enhancements throughout the lifecycle of platforms and services. The department is responsible for WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, firewalls, load balancers, data center network, cloud networking, and all the supporting systems associated. Our DevOps team will collaborate with all teams within the department to facilitate monitoring and automation needs.

Core Infrastructure & Network aims to provide seamless and secure global network services, even ahead of business needs. A highly trusted, secure, and well-designed network infrastructure is key for this vision. As a Senior Network Developer in Core Infrastructure & Networks, you will bring your knowledge of DevOps tools, network components, and security services into play in both working with technical design and testing of new implementations and the ongoing maturing of existing platforms and services.

Enterprise Cyber Security & Infrastructure Services > Infrastructure Services > Core Infrastructure & Network

Responsibilities

As a Senior Network Developer, you'll leverage your solid network experience to automate, deploy, configure, and monitor our network. This involves:

• Configuration management via Ansible, Python, NETCONF, jinja2, and GitLab
• Maintaining our Source of Truth (NetBox)
• Enabling strict central control of our fleet of +5000 Cisco devices
• Evolve our monitoring capabilities, via our tailored monitoring platform, based on influx/ClickHouse/Kafka/Grafana and Alerta:
  • Netflow collection and visualization
  • SNMP and CLI scraping, Syslog & MDT (YANG models)
  • Alarm definitions and dashboard development
• We expect you to either develop or guide developers working on the above stack of systems, contributing with your solid network background but want to move deeper into the automation and monitoring realm

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in IT, engineering, science, or related and experience working with the development and support of large networks
• 5-7 years experience in a similar job
• Relevant networking or automation certifications as an alternative to formal education (e.g. Cisco DevNet Professional)
• Experience with any of the following:
  • NetConf, RestConf and Yang
  • Python, Golang, OpenAPI, CI/CD, Git
  • Automation using Ansible or comparable tools
  • Automated testing, using various test frameworks
  • Influx, ClickHouse, Kafka and Grafana
  • Kubernetes & Docker

Competencies

As a person you are;

• You are an awesome team member, eager to both learn and teach - supporting where you can
• You have a senior attitude, both regarding your working habits, being committed and systematic, and towards your colleagues when consulted
• You insist on automating and standardizing where possible - you just hate manual processes
• You are not afraid of engaging in all parts of the process and can do architecture, testing, implementation, debugging, etc.

What we offer

Vestas provides an open, respectful global culture, an attractive compensation package, and long-term career development. Choose us, choose a good future! To meet business growth needs, Vestas needs a lot of expertise to join us. We care and respect all employees and will offer attractive benefits which include: A broad program of on-job training, an ideal platform for professional and personal development, a Bonus Program, colorful team activities, etc. We emphasized developing both personal and professional skills. In return, we expect you to achieve goals to achieve results. Choose us, choose a solid future!

Additional Information

We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including before the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before the 31st of January 2025.

Additional Benefits

• Fitness Subsidy
• Retirement Benefit Plan

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.