Senior Automation Engineer

Contract Engineer Position

Hybrid 3 days onsite/2 days remote in either Irving, TX or Charlotte, NC or Minneapolis, MN or Chandler, AZ

Our client seeks a contract engineer to accelerate an enterprise automation framework and unify the SD-Branch architecture. The role will architect and deliver an end-to-end plug-and-play Branch model with full zero-touch provisioning. The engagement includes workflow orchestration with Temporal or ORCA, integration of Nautobot as source of truth, CI with GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, operational automation with Ansible, API enablement via Apigee, and observability with Grafana and Prometheus. The engineer will develop React front-end dashboards and.NET / ASP.NET Core backend services to expose and operate automation capabilities across complex enterprise environments.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis. For our W2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65.00 to $75.00/hr. W2

Responsibilities:

• Design and architect a unified SD-Branch architecture with zero-touch provisioning.
• Build automated ZTP workflows enabling plug-and-play deployment and automated day-0, day-1, and day-2 operations.
• Develop stateful orchestration using Temporal or ORCA with retry, validation, and recovery logic.
• Establish reusable workflow and orchestration patterns.
• Integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth for Branch intent, topology, and IPAM.
• Ensure automation executes from source-of-truth data.
• Create CI pipelines with GitHub Actions and implement version control and testing standards.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code patterns with Terraform.
• Build operational automation with Ansible for configuration, compliance, and remediation.
• Develop React dashboards and.NET / ASP.NET Core backend services.
• Design RESTful APIs and microservices and integrate them with orchestration workflows.
• Expose automation services via Apigee and implement observability with Grafana and Prometheus.

Experience Requirements:

• Senior-level Python engineering experience.
• Hands-on workflow orchestration with Temporal, ORCA, or similar.
• CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Expertise with Ansible automation.
• Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Branch experience.
• Zero-touch provisioning design and delivery.
• React front-end development.
• .NET / ASP.NET Core backend development.
• Microservices and API integration experience.
• Proven ability to deliver in complex enterprise environments.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range. W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.