Sr. Network Automation Engineer

Role: Sr. Network Automation Engineer

Location: 100% Remote

Looking for only W2 candidates.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Developing Ansible Automations to manage network devices (Cisco, HP, Checkpoint, PaloAlto, etc.)

• Experience automating network platforms via Ansible Tower.

• Experience working in a GitOps, DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.

• Knowledge with Python Web development (Apache, Flask, WSGI, Docker, K8's, HTML/CSS) to create custom network management tools.

• Knowledge managing Linux platforms.

• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies.

Automation being a huge part of the global network strategy, we are looking for an enthusiastic team member with passion to innovate and excel, to join our amazing Network DevOps team as Sr Network DevOps Engineer. The Network DevOps team looks over the global network that runs across the globe, automates, and manages the Core network services, Network Monitoring tools and Security infrastructure. The team is tasked to automate 100% of the Global Network operations and find innovative ways to improve the global end-user experience. We are in process of building the next innovative and self-healing network automation platform to help us achieve this goals and eager to find people reach us above and beyond.

- You have proven design and implementation experience in different networking technologies such as Route & Switch networks, Firewalls, WAN, Network Monitoring Tools, and Network security infrastructure.

- You also have a passion to find out network operations use cases and automate them using tools such as Ansible and Python.

- You are eager to listen to business, abstract the complexity from it and provide intelligent automated solutions.

- You will ideally come with a complex Networking background, who has then moved towards automating the daily network operational and compliance tasks.

- You have a passion to automate everything, and nothing can stop you from finding a way to do that.

You will:

- Be working closely and collaboratively with expert network architects and great engineers.

- Be key contributor to drive adoption of Network Automation practices and operating models across all global network teams.

- You will be accountable for establishing technical level relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and other teams to define and implement the network automation solution.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field experience/certification

- 8+ years experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.

- 4+ years of experience with automating network functions through tools such as Ansible and Ansible Tower.

- 2+ years of experience with writing Python applications to support network automation.

- 2+ years of experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using Git and CICD tools such as Github, Gitlab and Jenkins.

- 2+ years of experience in Network automation software, libraries, and tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, Netbox, PyATS, Genie, F5 SDK, Pan-os-python etc.

- 2+ years experience as being part of network operations team.

Technical Skills required:

- Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet,etc.)

- Developing Ansible automations to manage network devices (Cisco, Client, Checkpoint, PaloAlto, ect)

- Experience automating network platforms via Ansible Tower

- Experience working in a GitOps, DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.

- Knowledge with python web development (Apache, Flask, WSGI, Docker, K8's, HTML/CSS) to create custom network management tools

- Knowledge managing Linux platforms.

- Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies

- Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products and synthesizing into clear

technology roadmaps and strategies

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business

stakeholders, and IT teams

General networking background expected:

- Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and

services

- Technical knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on Datacenter networks, WAN, LAN, Network security and Management tools and core network services such as DNS, NTP & IPAM.

- Demonstrated experience in delivering written documents detailing network solutions and diagrams

Core work activities

As an individual contributor or member of a project team support successful implementation of network automation projects

Provides technical input to the overall architectural and operational discussions around network automation infrastructure and tools.

Act as a network developer to developer to develop innovative solutions and write python and Ansible code on daily basis.

Act as an active contributor in delivering our products in time by participating and delivering work through scrum practices.

Conducts research, design and implementation of Network infrastructure Automation solutions and build standard practices across enterprise operations.

Make contributions to other Network automation solutions that enhance the operations and cost structures of the *** environment

Create and make available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions

Works closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery

Participates in and suggests improvements to standards configuration, change management processes and practices

Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects and tasks