Job Description
Job Title: SME Network Autonomy
Duration- Fulltime Permanent
Location: Atlanta, GA - Remote
Job Description:-
Skills:
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Networking Expertise
Roles & Responsibilities
The Senior Network Autonomy Lead will define and execute the vision for next generation autonomous networks. The role is responsible for overall architecture design, AI/ML platform selection, and the delivery of closed loop automation systems that proactively predict failures, dynamically optimize traffic, and autonomously mitigate security threats.
You will lead cross functional teams spanning networking, data science, software engineering, and cloud platforms to operationalize autonomy at scale across multi vendor and hybrid environments.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
Strategic Vision & Roadmap
Duration- Fulltime Permanent
Location: Atlanta, GA - Remote
Job Description:-
Skills:
- Autonomous Networks
- Infrastructure as Code
- Digital Twins for network
- Network as a Service (NaaS), API Engineering, API driven Networks
- Data models (YANG, JSON, gNMI)
- Closed Loop Automation
- BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, and SD WAN
- CI/CD, DevOps
- Python (preferred), Go, or C++
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
Networking Expertise
- Deep protocol level knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, and SD WAN
- Experience operating and troubleshooting carrier grade or hyperscale networks
- AI/ML & GenAI
- Hands on experience applying AI/ML models to networking use cases (e.g., time series forecasting, anomaly detection)
- Familiarity with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Software & Automation
- Expert proficiency in Python (preferred), Go, or C++
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Extensive use of Ansible and Terraform for network automation
- Cloud Native Networking
- Experience managing network functions in Kubernetes environments (CNI plugins)
- Hands on exposure to public cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Senior Network Autonomy Lead will define and execute the vision for next generation autonomous networks. The role is responsible for overall architecture design, AI/ML platform selection, and the delivery of closed loop automation systems that proactively predict failures, dynamically optimize traffic, and autonomously mitigate security threats.
You will lead cross functional teams spanning networking, data science, software engineering, and cloud platforms to operationalize autonomy at scale across multi vendor and hybrid environments.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
Strategic Vision & Roadmap
- Define and own a multi year roadmap for network autonomy, spanning Autonomy Levels 0 through to Level 5
- Drive the organizational transition from Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to Intent Based Networking (IBN)
- Evaluate, pilot, and integrate advanced technologies such as Digital Twins for network modeling, simulation, and optimization
- Establish KPIs and success metrics for autonomy maturity, resiliency, and operational efficiency
- Architect and oversee AI/ML driven platforms for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis
- Lead the design and implementation of closed loop automation systems where networks observe, decide, and act without human intervention
- Standardize and govern telemetry, APIs, and data models (YANG, JSON, gNMI) across multi vendor domains
- Ensure scalability, resilience, and security of autonomous control loops in production environments
- Lead and mentor senior engineers, architects, and data scientist Partner with security, cloud, and platform teams to embed autonomy across the infrastructure stack
- Influence product, procurement, and vendor ecosystems to align with the autonomy vision
Numbers & Facts
| Location | ATLANTA, GA (Remote) |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://q1tech.com/ |
About Company
Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.
Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.
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