<div><div><div><h2><b>Join Us</b></h2></div><div><p>At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.</p></div></div><div><div><h2>Role Purpose:</h2></div><div><p><span>The Senior Network Development Engineer  (SNDE) is accountable for the design, deployment and support of network fabric and systems through a combination of a deep level understanding of networking at the protocol level coupled with programming skills to support the intensive automation required to operate a production environment.  This role is accountable for network solutions, detailed designs and deployment both on Data Center network and also in Cloud Network </span><span>including also capacity and performance management.  </span></p></div></div><div><div><h2><b>What you’ll do</b></h2></div><div><ul><li><span>Work with Private and Public Cloud service providers to forecast and right-size long-term capacity and performance requirements, iterating regularly</span></li><li><span>Determine user and technical story impact on existing architecture, work processes and systems, </span><span>Design and implement supporting database and middleware capabilities to support software module development and operations</span></li><li><span>Design and implement supporting platform/infrastructure/network and tooling for software module development, orchestration and operations</span></li><li><span>Monitor and maintain Platform/infrastructure/network performance, capacity and availabilit, </span><span>Define product vision and strategy, road-map and growth opportunities according to stakeholders and market needs </span></li><li><span>Work with the Lead Product Owner to define and prioritize the user stories aligned to the capability roadmap, providing a systems perspective</span></li><li><span>Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value</span></li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2><b>Who you are</b></h2></div><div><ul><li><span>Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree or technical institute certificate in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field </span></li><li><span>7+ years</span><span> of work experience in designing, developing, deploying and / or administering Network infrastructure solutions at the expert certification level </span></li><li><span>Experience of current and emerging virtualization, infrastructure, and cloud network technologies and architectures such SDN ACI, SD WAN, NSX, Amazon, OCI, Azure, Google networks </span></li><li><span>Experience working closely with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, XP, and with teams leveraging DevOps and Continuous Delivery / Integration</span></li><li><span>Network knowledge, network management &amp; network design experience in large scale Datacenter and Cloud environments (e.g. Cisco ACI networking and various SDN technologies).</span></li><li><span>Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL, </span><span>Infrastructure &amp; Network automation and configuration of the management tools, e.g. (Puppet, Chef, Ansible);</span></li><li><span>Public and private cloud IaaS and PaaS product engineering models and technologies, e.g. (Openstack, AWS, Azure) &amp; preferably two or more programming and scripting languages, e.g. Python, Java, PHP, Rub, </span><span>Understanding of fundamentals of software development processes and procedures, as well as supporting systems and architecture</span></li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2><b>Not a perfect fit?</b></h2></div><div><p>Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.</p></div></div><div><div><h2><b>Whats in it for you</b></h2></div><div></div></div><div><div><h2><b>Who we are</b></h2></div><div><p>We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve peoples lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.</p><p>Belonging at Vodafone isnt a concept; its lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. Youll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;Were committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.</p><p>If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to <a href="https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/" target="_blank">https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/</a> for guidance.</p><p>Together we can.</p></div></div></div>