Lead Network Automation Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the review, resolution and implementation for the most complex technical issues and initiatives related to large scale network applications, data systems, voice and other technical products and services
• Use and create diagnostic, simulation and other tools to maintain, troubleshoot and restore service or data to systems
• Evaluate or review queries to extract data, create standard procedures, or perform limited programming to fine tune systems supported
• Research performance trends and recommend process improvements
• Perform complex migrations from development to production, upgrades, installations and configurations
• Make decisions in security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secured network solutions
• Assess changes for risk to production systems and assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas
• Identify gaps in current technology processes and recommend changes to assure Service Level Agreements can be supported
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Requirements

• 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of Cisco routing and switching
• 3+ years of network automation
• CCNA certification

Nice to Have

• 5+ years of VPN technology configuration
• 3+ years of Arista routing and switching
• 2+ years of firewall experience
• Demonstrated experience creating network automation solutions
• Experience with Ansible, Go, JINJA, NETCONF, Python, REST, YAML, YANG
• Experience in Git, Jira, Jenkins usage and integrations
• Experience with network management, automation, and orchestration tools such as Ansible Tower, Cisco DCNM and Arista CVP
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Knowledge and understanding of technical experience including IP routing, switching, load balancing and firewall
• Experience creating automated testing
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment
• Experience with creating and or updating technical design documentation used by engineering teams
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Qualifications

• Educational background aligned with the experience requirements (implied by experience listed)

Benefits & Perks

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement