Job Description
Network Automation Engineer - Federal Customer
(on-site role, Chantilly, VA 5 days per week - require active TS/SCI clearance)
Job summary
The Network Automation professional supports Dell Mission Operations by maintaining reliable, secure network services while improving operational speed and consistency through automation. This role is responsible for Tier II troubleshooting, network engineering support, change execution, monitoring, and automation of recurring workflows. The ideal candidate brings strong network fundamentals, disciplined operational practices, and the ability to improve network performance in a high-trust mission environment.
Key responsibilities
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve network incidents and performance issues
• Support routing, switching, and network infrastructure operations
• Execute approved changes, upgrades, and maintenance activities
• Develop or maintain automation workflows that improve repeatability and speed
• Analyze alerts, logs, and trends to identify recurring problems and corrective actions
• Produce technical documentation, diagrams, operational procedures, and status updates
• Coordinate with engineering, security, and field teams on implementation and incident response
• Support network reliability, resiliency, and service availability goals
Required qualifications
• Experience in network engineering or network operations
• Strong understanding of routing, switching, and enterprise network fundamentals
• Experience troubleshooting incidents in operational environments
• Familiarity with change control, monitoring, and documentation practices
• Ability to work hands-on in a secure environment
• Active TS/SCI and ability to maintain access as required by the program
Preferred qualifications
• Experience with Python, Ansible, or network automation tooling
• Cisco or comparable networking certifications
• Experience with firewalls, load balancers, or network security concepts
• Experience with maintenance windows, after-hours support, or incident response rotations
• Experience supporting government or classified networks
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mclean, VA |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Computer Hardware |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://jobs.dell.com/en/search-jobs |
About Company
Dell Technologies Inc (Dell) is a provider of desktop personal computers, software, and peripherals. The company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports information technology infrastructure such as laptops, desktops, mobiles, workstations, storage devices, software, cloud solutions, and notebooks. It markets products under Dell, Dell Technologies and Alienware, brand names. The company also offers deployment, residency services, training, support, managed, cloud, and education services. Dell serves corporate businesses, government, educational institutions, law enforcement agencies, healthcare organizations, and small and medium-sized businesses. The company has business presence across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Dell is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, the US.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Ansibleunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Engineeringunmatched
- Business Operationsunmatched
- Change Controlunmatched
- Cisco Network Systemsunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Dell Computersunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Firewallsunmatched
- Governmentunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Incident Responseunmatched
- Load Balancingunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Architecture/Engineeringunmatched
- Network Performance/Analysisunmatched
- Network Routingunmatched
- Network Securityunmatched
- Network Supportunmatched
- Network Switchingunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Operations Processesunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
- Trend Analysisunmatched
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