Senior Network Developer (SRE Focus)

We are seeking an experienced self-driven Network Developer with strong Linux troubleshooting skills and deep knowledge of virtual cloud networks and access technologies. The ideal candidate will have proven experience resolving complex issues across large-scale network infrastructure and cloud services in real time.

Responsibilities include:

• Diagnosing and resolving production incidents.
• Writing Python and Bash scripts on the fly to support live troubleshooting and automation.
• Maintaining operational reliability across cloud networking environments.
• Hands-on expertise with remote access technologies such as Ethernet, VPN, Load Balancing and BGP for secure and scalable route distribution.
• A strong understanding of Linux system processes, memory utilisation, disk and log management, network functionality, containerisation, and the TCP/IP stack.
• Triaging and resolving Severity 1 and 2 incidents using logs, metrics, and CLI tools under pressure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Virtual Networking team to share full-stack ownership of a collection of services and technology areas, providing operational support as part of an on-call rotation.
• Understand the end-to-end configuration, technical dependencies, and overall behavioural characteristics of production services.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of the mission-critical stack with a strong focus on security, resiliency, scalability, and performance.
• Hold authority for end-to-end performance and operability.
• Partner with global development teams to define and implement improvements in service architecture.
• Clearly articulate the technical characteristics of services and technology areas.
• Develop and communicate a clear understanding of the scale, capacity, security, and performance attributes and requirements of the service and technology stack.
• Demonstrate a solid grasp of automation and orchestration principles.
• Act as the ultimate escalation point for complex or critical issues.
• Ensure high quality, accurate and timely technical documentation of incidents, problems, changes, and standard operating procedures is maintained.

Core Responsibilities:

• Tracks timelines with minimal supervision, ensuring work is completed in a timely manner and is in alignment with project requirements.
• Collaborates within the team to better understand expectations and achieve shared objectives.
• Identifies and addresses issues, escalating problems to senior staff as needed.
• Seeks opportunities to gain knowledge and learn new skills and/or tools aligned with industry trends and best practices.
• Implements updates to processes, protocols, and workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of virtual network architecture, security, and automation.
• Understanding of TCP/IP stack and routing concepts in Linux systems and networking environments.
• Experience with containerisation technologies and orchestration platforms.
• Solid understanding of Virtual Cloud Networks (VCNs) in public cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD systems and release automation tools.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Python or Shell.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Chef.
• Possess leadership experience to ensure appropriate changes, upgrades, and enhancements are made based on the technical analysis.
• Must support network segmentation.
• Deep understanding of manipulating telemetry data using Grafana dashboards and MQL.
• Experience with major public cloud providers.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence for incident tracking, knowledge management, and ongoing technical documentation.