Network Automation Engineer

Level 3
Job Description:

At the Company, we are looking for a Network Automation Engineer to join the Automation and Tooling team within the networking domain. The team is responsible for the creation of methods and tools to reduce change management complexity, enhance pre/post change validations, and collect network state information covering various protocols.

The Network Automation Engineer will help the team in its efforts to discover device asset and operational state data through building necessary tooling and databases. The right candidate is someone who owns the problems and is able to demonstrate leadership and responsibility for the delivery of new features as well as working on complex legacy source code.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain the automation toolset (Python & legacy tools in Perl) for device asset discovery, data collection, and reporting.
• Enhance existing scripts to improve workflows and network change management incorporating new technologies.
• Adapt and transform operational and/or functional needs into solutions.
• Conduct tooling audits to assess proper operational coverage and build remediation changes as required.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and feedback on network automation solutions.
• Conduct regular assessments to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement and optimization.

Required Skills:
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python for creating new API-based services and supporting existing scripts.
• Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP) and concepts (i.e., VLAN, ACL).
• Prior experience with network automation or change management workflows.
• Familiarity or prior experience with Ansible Tower or Ansible Automation Platform for managing network devices.
• Experience of 5-7 years relevant to the above skills.
• Understanding of RESTful API principles, HTTP methods, requests and authentication handling, and data serialization.
• Experience with version control systems like Git (BitBucket/GitHub).
• Knowledge of software lifecycle principles and practices, integrating automation into a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Knowledge of database management systems like MongoDB for storing and retrieving data.
• Problem-solving skills to identify automation opportunities and optimize existing workflows.
• Ability to write clear and concise documentation for users and fellow developers.

Preferred Skills:
• Relevant certifications in Networking (CCNA/CCNP) or RedHat Ansible.
• Experience in frameworks like Flask or Django for building APIs.

TOP 3 must-have:
1. Strong with Python
2. Extensive experience with network protocols
3. Strong with Ansible

TOP 3 nice to have:
1. Relevant certifications in Networking (CCNA/CCNP) or RedHat Ansible.
2. Good experience with Python framework (Django)
3. Good knowledge of CI/CD (stack: GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins)