SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Job Order: Senior Network Automation Engineer Title: Senior Network Automation Engineer Compensation: $190,000–$220,000 Base + $40,000–$80,000 Annual Bonus Location: Relocation Available (White-Glove Relocation Package) 100% employer-paid medical benefits for employees and their families $1,000 annual HSA contribution 401(k) with 100% match up to 6% 25 days of PTO - 12 paid holidays Complimentary daily lunch in the office Free Wellhub gym membership Outstanding white-glove relocation assistance tailored to candidate needs Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Automation Engineer who is equally comfortable writing clean, production-grade Python as they are designing and troubleshooting complex routing environments. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who has built scalable automation platforms for large-scale infrastructure and understands modern data center networking from both a software and networking perspective. You’ll work alongside Network Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Security teams to automate provisioning, simplify operations, and build self-service networking capabilities that support global infrastructure. This is a hands‑on technical role with significant ownership, from architecture through production deployment. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain network automation frameworks for provisioning and lifecycle management across global infrastructure. Build scalable automation solutions using Python and Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices. Develop tooling with Python, Ansible, Terraform, and Jinja2. Design and build APIs that expose networking capabilities through self‑service platforms. Implement monitoring, telemetry, and observability solutions to improve network health and reliability. Partner with Network, Platform, and Security Engineering teams on scalable infrastructure initiatives. Lead technical design discussions and influence long‑term automation architecture. Own projects from design through implementation and production support. Participate in an on‑call rotation, incident response, and root cause analysis. Required Qualifications Strong background spanning both software engineering and network engineering. Expert‑level Python programming skills with solid software engineering fundamentals. Experience with: REST APIs Git and code reviews Automated testing Hands‑on experience with: Ansible Terraform Strong understanding of: TCP/IP DNS Network Security Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Familiarity with: Secrets management Strong understanding of distributed systems, observability, resiliency, and microservices. Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and drive projects to completion. Preferred Qualifications Experience with relational, NoSQL, or graph databases. Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other event‐driven architectures. Familiarity with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper networking platforms. Strong routing and switching expertise including: BGP OSPF VRFs VLANs ACLs Firewalls Segment Routing Experience applying AI/ML to infrastructure automation, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, or automated remediation. Contributions to open‑source networking or automation projects. Ideal Candidate We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving infrastructure problems through software, understands networking at a protocol level, and has built automation platforms that make large‑scale environments easier to operate. This person thrives in collaborative engineering teams, takes ownership of complex technical challenges, and is passionate about building reliable, scalable infrastructure. #J-18808-Ljbffr