Network Engineer (W2 ONLY)

Hi ,

I am Satyendra Srivastava, a resource professional with Whiz Global, IT Staffing Firm, I have the below job opportunity with one of my clients, please advise if you are available in the job market and if yes, please go through it and send me your most recent resume.

Position: Network Engineer (Ansible Automation)

Location: Bethesda, MD

Key Technical Areas

• Automation Frameworks: Ansible (primary), Python (strongly preferred)
• Scripting: Ability to automate network device configuration
• Routing: Dynamic protocols, route redistribution, path selection
• Switching: VLANs, spanning tree, Layer 2/3 switching
• Load Balancing: Traffic distribution, health checks, session persistence
• Firewalls: Rule sets, segmentation, security policy automation

Disqualifiers:

• Only lab or simulated experience
• Can t clearly explain automation strategies
• No real hands-on implementation
• Uses buzzwords without technical depth

Automation being a huge part of Marriott s 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 Senior Network DevOps Engineer. The Network DevOps team is responsible for Marriott s Global Network and automates, maintains 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 building the next generation innovative and self-healing network automation platform and are eager to find people to help us achieve these goals and beyond.

The deal candidate has:

• Proven design and implementation experience in different networking technologies such as Routers & Switches, Firewalls, WAN, Network Monitoring Tools, and Network security infrastructure.
• A passion to find out network operations use cases and automate them using tools such as Ansible and Python.
• An eagerness to listen to business, abstract the complexity from it and provide intelligent automated solutions.
• A comprehensive Networking background, who has then moved towards automating the daily network operational and compliance tasks.
• 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 a key contributor to drive adoption of Network Automation practices and operating models across all Global Network teams.
• Be accountable for establishing technical level relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and other MI teams to define and implement the network automation solution.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification
• 7+ years experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.
• 6+ years of experience with automating network functions using tools such as Ansible & Python.
• 6+ years of experience with developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Software-defined networks (SDN) across all Network device functions including Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers.
• 3+ years of experience administering the Ansible Automation platform & managing Network Source of Truth systems to support automation workloads.
• 3+ years of experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using Git and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness & Helm charts.
• 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 part of a network operations team.

Technical Skills required:

• Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet etc.)
• Expertise in developing Ansible automations to manage network devices (Cisco, HP, Checkpoint, PaloAlto, etc.). Be comfortable with designing ansible framework to support automation use cases, well defined roles, functions, filters.
• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.
• Knowledge of python web development (Apache, Flask, WSGI, Docker, K8's, HTML/CSS) to create custom network management tools
• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components (VPC, RT, TGW, WAN, Shared Services) as well as Firewalls as a Service, SDWAN, SSE/SASE.
• Experience with writing automations for Compliance management, Configuration management, SoT, Golden configs etc.
• Experience managing AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) admin functions, backups, recovery, upgrade, integrations, best practices, governance, KPI reports
• Knowledge with Load Balancers viz F5 - GTM/LTM, Cloud equivalent
• 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 create 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 Agile 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 Marriott environment
• Create and make available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions
• Work closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery
• Participate 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

Best Regards,

Satyendra Srivastava

IT Recruiter

Whiz Global LLC

Phone: +16789-400-281

Address: 11555 Medlock Bridge Road

Suite 100, Johns Creek, GA 30097