W2 Automation Platform Engineer - Network & AI

Automation Platform Engineer - Network & AI Focused Automation

W2 CONTRACT TO HIRE OPPORTUNITY - NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

Levels: Mid, Senior, Lead (based on experience)


Locations : Irving, TX OR Chandler, AZ OR Charlotte, NC (Hybrid Environment)


About the Opportunity

We are hiring Automation Platform Engineers at multiple levels to build the next generation of intelligent, self-operating branch networks. This is a modern network engineering role for builders, engineers inspired by how Google, Amazon, and cloud-native teams design platforms using software, automation, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows. You will help shift enterprise networking away from manual, ticket-driven operations toward a plug-and-play, intent-driven, zero-touch platform where infrastructure deploys, validates, and manages itself.


Role Purpose


This role accelerates the build of an enterprise automation framework that transforms the current SD-Branch environment into a unified, standardized Branch architecture.
Engineers will design and implement true zero-touch provisioning, where branch site deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and validation are fully automated and require minimal to no manual Technology involvement.
The focus is hands-on engineering, rapid execution, and measurable operational impact.


What You'll Work On
• Transform existing SD-Branch deployments into a single unified Branch architecture
• Design and implement plug-and-play Branch deployment models
• Deliver end-to-end zero-touch provisioning workflows
• Implement stateful orchestration using Temporal or ORCA
• Integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth for intent, IPAM, and topology
• Establish CI pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, HCL
• Enable automated operational changes using Ansible
• Expose automation capabilities via APIs using Apigee
• Instrument automation workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus
• Deliver measurable reductions in Branch deployment time and Technology support effort


Key Responsibilities
• Unified Branch Architecture and Zero-Touch Provisioning
• Design a unified Branch architecture that standardizes networking, services, and automation behaviors
• Implement fully automated zero-touch Branch provisioning
• Enable plug-and-play Branch deployment with minimal manual intervention
• Automate day-0, day-1, and day-2 Branch lifecycle events
• Automation and Orchestration
• Design and implement stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal or ORCA
• Embed retry, timeout, validation, and rollback logic into workflows
• Build reusable orchestration patterns for deployment and operations
• Source of Truth and Intent-Driven Networking
• Extend and integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of intent and state
• Model Branch intent, topology, IPAM, and configuration data
• Ensure automation executes strictly from source-of-truth data
• CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Implement CI pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Use Terraform to provision and manage automation and Branch-related infrastructure
• Follow version control, testing, and promotion standards
• Operational and AI-Assisted Automation
• Design and execute Ansible-based automation for Branch environments
• Automate configuration, compliance validation, rollback, and remediation
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering approaches to accelerate automation delivery
• APIs and Observability
• Expose Branch and automation services through Apigee
• Instrument workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus
• Provide telemetry for reliability, scaling, and troubleshooting


What Success Looks Like
• Unified Branch architecture adopted for new and existing sites
• Branch deployments executed using zero-touch provisioning
• Significant reduction in Branch deployment time and manual effort
• Technology teams removed from routine Branch provisioning tasks
• Clear documentation enabling sustainable internal ownership