Overview
Remote
On Site
80/hr - 85/hr
Full Time
Skills
Enterprise Networks
Network Operations
Provisioning
Collaboration
DevOps
Use Cases
Orchestration
Documentation
Knowledge Transfer
Network Engineering
Network
Cisco
DNA
API
Ansible
YAML
Management
Workflow
Routing
Switches
OSPF
Border Gateway Protocol
VLAN
Python
Scripting
Version Control
Git
Virtual Team
Cisco Certifications
Continuous Delivery
Jenkins
GitLab
Continuous Integration
Terraform
Job Details
We are seeking an experienced Network Automation Engineer to support a large-scale enterprise networking environment.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Cisco DNA Center, Ansible, and Itential Automation Platform (IAP). You'll play a key role in automating network operations, streamlining infrastructure processes, and supporting next-gen network transformation initiatives. This is a contract role until end of year. Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Cisco DNA Center, Ansible, and Itential Automation Platform (IAP). You'll play a key role in automating network operations, streamlining infrastructure processes, and supporting next-gen network transformation initiatives. This is a contract role until end of year. Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and implement network automation solutions using Ansible and Itential.
- Integrate Cisco DNA Center APIs for automated provisioning, configuration, and assurance tasks.
- Collaborate with Network Engineering and DevOps teams to understand requirements and translate them into automated workflows.
- Build and maintain playbooks, scripts, and automation pipelines for repeatable network tasks.
- Leverage Itential's platform to orchestrate end-to-end automation use cases across hybrid network environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to network automation and orchestration platforms.
- Maintain documentation of solutions, workflows, and configuration standards.
- Provide knowledge transfer and support to internal teams during and after deployment phases.
- 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering with 2+ years focused on network automation.
- Proficiency with Cisco DNA Center, including API integrations.
- Hands-on experience with Ansible, including playbook development and YAML scripting.
- Experience building and managing workflows using Itential Automation Platform (IAP).
- Strong understanding of routing and switching protocols (OSPF, BGP, VLANs, etc.).
- Solid understanding of REST APIs, Python scripting (preferred), and version control (Git).
- Familiarity with SDN principles and infrastructure-as-code methodologies.
- Ability to work independently and deliver in a fast-paced, remote team environment.
- Cisco certifications (e.g., CCNP, DevNet).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Exposure to other automation tools or platforms (Terraform, NetBox, etc.).
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