Title: Network Engineer - Network Tooling, Automation & Observability
Locations:
170 Data Dr, Waltham, MA 02451 / OR
55 Bearfoot Rd, Northborough, MA 01532 (Mention preferred location in submission)
Rate - $42/hr. on w2
Employment Eligibility Statement
Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (s) . Sponsorship is not available at this time. Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines . All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Required Skills & Experience
• Must have: Strong Network Engineering background, with a good understanding of enterprise LAN/WAN, routing, IP networking, DNS, DHCP and network management concepts.
• Must have: Strong hands-on Python and scripting experience, with evidence of developing network automation, tooling or integration solutions rather than simply executing existing scripts.
• Must have: Strong API and systems integration experience, particularly REST APIs and integration between network management or enterprise platforms.
• Strong experience with network monitoring, management and observability within complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following platforms, with the ability to work across and integrate a broader network tooling ecosystem:
• ThousandEyes
• SolarWinds
• Infoblox DDI
• NetBrain
• ServiceNow
• Cisco Meraki
• Cisco Catalyst Center
• Cisco ISE
• Experience developing network configuration automation and repeatable automated engineering workflows.
• Understanding of NetDevOps principles, including Git/source control, CI/CD, testing, and software engineering practices applied to network infrastructure.
• Experience working with network telemetry, operational data, APIs, and analytics to derive meaningful engineering and operational insights.
• Understanding of data engineering concepts, including the collection, transformation, normalization, and analysis of data from multiple systems.
• Understanding of AI/AIOps concepts and how they can be applied to network monitoring, observability, event management and operational automation.
• Ability to troubleshoot across network, software, API, data, and tooling layers, rather than focusing solely on individual platforms.
• Experience working within large-scale, complex enterprise network environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with network engineers, software/platform engineers, architects and operational teams.
Desirable Skills & Experience
• Advanced experience administering and integrating ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Infoblox DDI and/or NetBrain.
• Experience developing integrations with ServiceNow, particularly across network events, incident or configuration workflows.
• Experience with infrastructure/network-as-code and automation frameworks.
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines for network configuration, automation or tooling.
• Experience working with structured network data, telemetry, data engineering, analytics or visualization.
• Practical experience applying AI/ML or AIOps capabilities within network operations or observability.
• Experience with cloud networking, APIs and modern cloud-native tooling.
• Experience with Git-based collaborative development and code review.
Desirable Certifications
• Cisco CCNP / CCIE
• Cisco DevNet/Automation Professional or Expert, or equivalent automation/software development certification
• Infoblox certifications
• SolarWinds or ThousandEyes platform certifications
• ServiceNow technical certifications
• Relevant Python, DevOps, cloud or automation certifications
