Sr. Network Engineer

mroads is looking for a "Sr. Network Engineer - DevOps" for one of the direct clients. This is a remote opportunity with the client.

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification
• 7+ years' experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.
• 6+ years of experience with automating network functions using tools such as Ansible & Python.
• 6+ years of experience with developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Software-defined networks (SDN) across all Network device functions including Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Load Balancers.
• 3+ years of experience administering the Ansible Automation platform & managing Network Source of Truth systems to support automation workloads.
• 3+ years of experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using Git and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness & Helm charts.
• Experience in Network automation software, libraries, and tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, Netbox, PyATS, Genie, F5 SDK, Pan-os-python etc.
• Experience with writing automations for Compliance management, Configuration management, SoT, Golden configs etc.
• 2+ years' experience as part of a network operations team.

Technical Skills required:

• Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet etc.)
• Expertise in developing Ansible automations to manage network devices (Cisco, HP, Checkpoint, PaloAlto, etc.). Be comfortable with designing ansible framework to support automation use cases, well defined roles, functions, filters.
• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.
• Knowledge of python web development (Apache, Flask, WSGI, Docker, K8's, HTML/CSS) to create custom network management tools.
• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components (VPC, RT, TGW, WAN, Shared Services) as well as Firewalls as a Service, SDWAN, SSE/SASE.
• Experience managing AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) admin functions, backups, recovery, upgrade, integrations, best practices, governance, KPI reports
• Knowledge with Load Balancers viz F5 - GTM/LTM, Cloud equivalent
• Knowledge managing Linux platforms.
• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies.
• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products and synthesizing into clear technology roadmaps and strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders, and IT teams.
• General networking background expected:
• Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services
• Technical knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on Datacenter networks, WAN, LAN, Network security and Management tools and core network services such as DNS, NTP & IPAM.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering written documents detailing network solutions and diagrams.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

• As an individual contributor or member of a project team support successful implementation of network automation projects
• Provides technical input to the overall architectural and operational discussions around network automation infrastructure and tools.
• Act as a network developer to create innovative solutions and write python and Ansible code on daily basis.
• Act as an active contributor in delivering our products in time by participating and delivering work through Agile scrum practices.
• Conducts research, design and implementation of Network infrastructure Automation solutions and build standard practices across enterprise operations.
• Make contributions to other Network automation solutions that enhance the operations and cost structures of the environment
• Create and make available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions
• Work closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery
• Participate in and suggests improvements to standards configuration, change management processes and practices
• Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects and tasks