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Automation Engineer

Vantage Point Consulting
  • Local to Seattle, Alpharetta, or Cincinnati, GA
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30+ days ago

Job Description

Automation Engineer Network Observability
Pyramid Level: P3C
Experience: 6+ years in Network Automation or Infrastructure Automation
Job Summary
We are looking for an Automation Engineer to develop and maintain automation capabilities supporting enterprise network operations. The role focuses on automating network diagnostics, configuration management, compliance validation, change execution and operational workflows using Ansible, Python and modern DevOps practices.
The engineer will work closely with Network Operations, Network Engineering and Observability teams to reduce manual effort and improve operational reliability.
Key Responsibilities
  • Develop Ansible playbooks for network diagnostics, configuration deployment and operational workflows.
  • Build automation for multi-vendor enterprise networks.
  • Develop Python and NodeJS utilities supporting network operations.
  • Integrate automation with monitoring tools, ITSM platforms, CMDBs and notification systems.
  • Automate configuration backup, compliance validation and drift detection.
  • Build automated diagnostics for routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN and firewall environments.
  • Create reusable automation libraries and playbook repositories.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines for automation content.
  • Participate in troubleshooting complex network issues using automation.
  • Maintain automation documentation and coding standards.
Required Skills
Automation
  • Ansible
  • AWX / Automation Controller
  • YAML
  • Git
  • Jenkins or Azure DevOps
Programming
  • Python
  • JavaScript / NodeJS
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
Networking
Working knowledge of:
  • TCP/IP
  • Routing
  • Switching
  • VLANs
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • QoS
  • Wireless
  • SD-WAN
  • Firewalls
  • VPNs
Network APIs
Experience with:
  • REST APIs
  • NETCONF
  • RESTCONF
  • Cisco APIs
  • Arista APIs
  • Palo Alto APIs
Infrastructure
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Cloud networking
Databases
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
Preferred Skills
  • Cisco DevNet certification
  • Red Hat Ansible certification
  • Experience with Cisco Catalyst Center, Arista CloudVision or OpenText Network Automation.
  • Experience with ServiceNow integration.
  • Familiarity with streaming telemetry and event-driven automation.
  • Experience building automated network diagnostics and self-healing workflows.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLocal to Seattle, Alpharetta, or Cincinnati, GA

Skills

  • Ansibleunmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Automation Engineeringunmatched
  • BGPunmatched
  • Bash Scriptingunmatched
  • Cisco Catalyst Switchesunmatched
  • Cisco Certificationsunmatched
  • Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Coding Standardsunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Dockerunmatched
  • Documentation Standardsunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
  • Firewallsunmatched
  • Gitunmatched
  • Home Automationunmatched
  • IT Service Management (ITSM)unmatched
  • JavaScriptunmatched
  • Jenkinsunmatched
  • Linux Operating Systemunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • MongoDBunmatched
  • MySQLunmatched
  • NetConfunmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
  • Network Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Network Routingunmatched
  • Network Supportunmatched
  • Network Switchingunmatched
  • Node.jsunmatched
  • Open Shortest Path First Protocol (OSPF)unmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • PostgreSQLunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • QoS (Quality of Service)unmatched
  • REST (Representational State Transfer)unmatched
  • Red Hat Linux Operating Systemunmatched
  • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
  • ServiceNowunmatched
  • TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)unmatched
  • Telemetryunmatched
  • VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)unmatched
  • VPN (Virtual Private Network)unmatched
  • Wide Area Network (WAN)unmatched
  • Windows PowerShellunmatched
  • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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