Network Automation Leader for Microwave technology

Publication date : Oct 12, 2026, 12:00AM

About the Role:

Join Orange's innovation team to lead the automation of microwave network infrastructure. You will focus on standardizing network models, implementing automated testing, and developing automation components within a strategic program. You will cooperate with the team primarily based in Poland and a local team lead supporting and bridging communication with Paris-based management.

You will be collaborating with an international team in charge of Automatizing Transmission Network for Orange affiliates with technoilogies such as Microwave, Optical, WDM and IP Technologies.

About the Entity/Team:

The Microwave Department consists of 6 team members.

In addition, there are activities related to anticipation and R&D, with active participation in international standardization organizations and spectrum regulation (obtaining licenses from national regulators), as well as research projects on AI.

For Orange subsidiaries, we handle link design, define architectural evolution, and establish engineering rules to optimize investments. We also integrate activities from the Skill Center, including validation, sourcing, and deployment follow-up.
Our industrial suppliers include Aviat, Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE.

We closely monitor carbon impacts and seek to optimize energy consumption through more efficient hardware and activation of software functionalities.
Finally, the automation leader drives microwave network automation through the Andiamo program (Automation & Data Integration with AI enablers for Microwave, IP, and Optical networks).

Key Responsibilities:

• Standardization: Collaborate with international operators and vendors to define, promote, and validate NETCONF/YANG models, organizing ETSI sessions and ensuring standards compliance.

• Automation Testing: Design, test, and maintain automation scripts (Robot Framework) for validating network models with major vendors like Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, and ZTE.

• Development: Lead automation activities within the Andiamo program, translating needs into technical components, supporting deployment, and ensuring standards compliance.

• Communication & Collaboration: Work effectively with international teams, vendors, and stakeholders, maintaining clear communication in English.

Our requirements:

• Strong programming skills in Java (Spring Boot) and Python.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, GitOps, Kubernetes, and containerized environments.

• Knowledge of network management systems and protocols (SNMP, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, APIs).

• Excellent English communication skills; ability to work in a multicultural, dynamic environment.

• Autonomous, proactive, solution-oriented, with good teamwork and adaptability.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of and/or experience with Microwave (MW) technology: hardware types, software, configurations, network architectures.
• Knowledge of French.

Why Join Us?

• Work on a strategic, innovative project shaping future network automation.

• Collaborate with international experts and top-tier vendors.

• Develop expertise in microwave networks, automation, and software development.

• Enjoy a flexible, hybrid working environment supporting work-life balance.

• Opportunities for career growth in a leading global telecommunications company.

Benefits:

• Stable employment based on an employment contract
• Hybrid work model (2 days from the office / 3 days from home)
• Pension program – after 6 months of employment, Orange will contribute 7% of your gross salary each month to your retirement account
• Private medical care with PZU Zdrowie
• Interest-free loans for housing, health, and other purposes
• Subsidy for vacation
• FitProfit sports card
• Integration events and trips co-financed from the social fund
• Option to join group insurance on preferential terms
• Smartphone with unlimited Internet – also for private use
• Preferential offer for Orange services
• Diverse and tailored development opportunities – training, access to educational platforms (including language learning platforms), internal internship programs, and inspiring educational events
• “Health YES” – a program for people with disabilities
• “I’m in the game” – support for parents returning to work after parental leave
• Wellbeing programs
• Volunteering in cooperation with the Orange Foundation

At Orange, only your skills matter.

Regardless of your age, gender, background, origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, or appearance, we actively encourage diversity within our teams, as it is a collective strength and a driver of innovation.
Orange is a disability-inclusive employer: please feel free to let us know about any specific needs you may have.