Location: Irving, TX
Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $74.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Automation Platform Engineer - Network & AI Focused Automation
W2 CONTRACT TO HIRE OPPORTUNITY - NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
Levels: Mid, Senior, Lead (based on experience)
Locations: Irving, TX OR Chandler, AZ OR Charlotte, NC (Hybrid Environment)
About the Opportunity
We are hiring Automation Platform Engineers at multiple levels to build the next generation of intelligent, self-operating branch networks. This is a modern network engineering role for builders, engineers inspired by how Google, Amazon, and cloud-native teams design platforms using software, automation, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows. You will help shift enterprise networking away from manual, ticket-driven operations toward a plug-and-play, intent-driven, zero-touch platform where infrastructure deploys, validates, and manages itself.
Role Purpose
This role accelerates the build of an enterprise automation framework that transforms the current SD-Branch environment into a unified, standardized Branch architecture.
Engineers will design and implement true zero-touch provisioning, where branch site deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and validation are fully automated and require minimal to no manual Technology involvement.
The focus is hands-on engineering, rapid execution, and measurable operational impact.
What You'll Work On
Transform existing SD-Branch deployments into a single unified Branch architecture
Design and implement plug-and-play Branch deployment models
Deliver end-to-end zero-touch provisioning workflows
Implement stateful orchestration using Temporal or ORCA
Integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth for intent, IPAM, and topology
Establish CI pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, HCL
Enable automated operational changes using Ansible
Expose automation capabilities via APIs using Apigee
Instrument automation workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus
Deliver measurable reductions in Branch deployment time and Technology support effort
Key Responsibilities
Unified Branch Architecture and Zero-Touch Provisioning
Design a unified Branch architecture that standardizes networking, services, and automation behaviors
Implement fully automated zero-touch Branch provisioning
Enable plug-and-play Branch deployment with minimal manual intervention
Automate day-0, day-1, and day-2 Branch lifecycle events
Automation and Orchestration
Design and implement stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal or ORCA
Embed retry, timeout, validation, and rollback logic into workflows
Build reusable orchestration patterns for deployment and operations
Source of Truth and Intent-Driven Networking
Extend and integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of intent and state
Model Branch intent, topology, IPAM, and configuration data
Ensure automation executes strictly from source-of-truth data
CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
Implement CI pipelines using GitHub Actions
Use Terraform to provision and manage automation and Branch-related infrastructure
Follow version control, testing, and promotion standards
Operational and AI-Assisted Automation
Design and execute Ansible-based automation for Branch environments
Automate configuration, compliance validation, rollback, and remediation
Leverage AI-assisted engineering approaches to accelerate automation delivery
APIs and Observability
Expose Branch and automation services through Apigee
Instrument workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus
Provide telemetry for reliability, scaling, and troubleshooting
What Success Looks Like
Unified Branch architecture adopted for new and existing sites
Branch deployments executed using zero-touch provisioning
Significant reduction in Branch deployment time and manual effort
Technology teams removed from routine Branch provisioning tasks
Clear documentation enabling sustainable internal ownership
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- Position Id: 1131528
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