Senior Network Automation DevOps Engineer

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Note: This is a Network DevOps opportunity. Candidates who are Cloud DevOps engineers without hands-on Network Engineering project experience are kindly requested not to apply.

Senior Network Automation DevOps Engineer and Lead

In this role as a Senior Network Automation DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and automating complex network infrastructure. You will work closely with the Network Engineering team to develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions and automate network functions using tools like Ansible, Python, Netmiko, and more. Your expertise in Network Automation and Network DevOps will be crucial in building and managing network test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and automations for compliance and configuration management.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement complex network infrastructure
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions for Software-defined networks across all network device functions
• Automate network functions using Ansible
• Administer the Ansible Automation platform and manage Network Source of Truth systems
• Build network test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Utilize network automation software, libraries, and tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, F5 SDK, and more
• Write automations for compliance management, configuration management, and Golden configs

Requirements:

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification
• 10+ years' experience as a Network Engineer with designing and implementing complex network infrastructure
• 6+ years of experience with developing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Software-defined networks
• 6+ years' experience with automating network functions using Ansible
• 3+ years of experience administering the Ansible Automation platform & managing Network Source of Truth systems
• 3+ years of experience in building network test frameworks
• 3+ years of experience in building CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in network automation software, libraries, and tools
• Experience with writing automations for compliance management, configuration management, and more
• 2+ years’ experience as part of a network operations team

Technical Skills required:

• Certification in network and/or security technologies
• Expertise in developing Ansible automations to manage network devices
• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture
• Knowledge of python web development to create custom network management tools
• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components
• Experience managing Ansible Automation Platform admin functions
• Knowledge with Load Balancers and managing Linux platforms
• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

General networking background expected:

• Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks
• Technical knowledge in networking with an emphasis on Datacenter networks, WAN, LAN, Network security, and more
• Demonstrated experience in delivering written documents detailing network solutions and diagrams