Network Automation Engineer

Worldwide Technology is looking for a Network Engineer. This role is part of WWT s Strategic Resourcing services and is a contract role. The candidate will be supporting a WWT customer and will be employed by one of WWT s preferred partners. The partner will provide full compensation and benefit information prior to employment with the partner.

Company Overview:
Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders such as Cisco, HPE, Dell EMC, NetApp, VMware, Intel, AWS, Microsoft, and F5, focusing on three market segments: Fortune 500 companies, service providers and the public sector. WWT employs more than 5,400 people and operates in more than 2+ million square feet of state-of-the-art warehousing, distribution and integration space strategically located throughout the world. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For " list for the eighth consecutive year and was awarded for multiple categories on Glassdoor's 2019 Employees' Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work.

Title: Network Engineer II

Location: Remote (Can only be in these locations: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT)

Duration/Type of Job: 6+ Month extendable contract with possibility of contract to hire

Responsibilities: Title: Network Engineer II

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain Python and Ansible automations for network engineering workflows.
• Program backend automation tasks for provisioning and deploying networking equipment and adjacent backend systems.
• Work with APIs and data pipelines
• Participate in code demonstrations
• Write low level design documentation and some high level design documentation
• Troubleshoot and optimize automations
• Collaborate with senior engineers to assist in defining best practices and standards
• Collaborate directly with network engineers and stakeholders to create and interpret user requirements for Agile user stories and features.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. In addition, set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of requirements that are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability necessary to perform this position. Whenever practicable and, in accordance with legal guidelines, reasonable accommodation[s] will be made to enable an otherwise qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Similar Fields is Preferred
• 5 + Years Experience in Network Engineering with strong Hands-On Experience with Network Automation and scripting in Python will be considered.
• Strong Experience programming in Python
• Strong Experience in backend automation, API development and data structures
• Strong Familiarity with databases (SQL)
• Experience with web applications using Javascript and React
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift)
• Solid understanding of DevOps Best Practices and CI/CD workflows
• Experience with network automation technologies such as NETCONF, Netmiko, NAPALM, TextFSM, SNMP, Direct CLI, and Ansible network modules.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment under the direction of senior engineers or analysts.
• Must be adaptable and willing to learn new technologies and methods as part of ongoing development.
• Position may require occasional on-call availability to support data pipeline monitoring or issue resolution.
• Position may require up to 10% travel.
• Basic experience with data processing or pipeline tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Talend), gained through coursework, projects, or internships

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email .

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