Job Title: Network Automation Engineer

Contract Length: Long Term

Location: Denver, CO

Hybrid Role: 4 days on-site with 1 day remote.

Role

Seeking an experienced Network Automation Engineer with a strong background in building infrastructure platforms and network automation, managing, and maintaining infrastructure using code. This role requires a deep understanding of configuration management tools and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Ideally, the candidate would have extensive experience working with both physical and virtual infrastructure and networks, have deep knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, and operate with a DevOps mindset. The candidate shall have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the following areas/tasks:

• Knowledge of widely used architecture frameworks like TOGAF or Zachman Framework to structure and organize architectural artifacts and processes.
• Network Automation - Python - REST API - YAML - XML - YANG - JSON - NETCONF - TCP/IP - VRF - SNMP - SSH - Cisco - DNAC - SolarWinds Orion - LAN - Webex - EIGRP - Networking - Normir/Ansible/Python - Nmap - Routing - Switching.
• Experience in building, updating, and maintaining APIs for service integration. Understanding how forms interact with infrastructure to make changes via APIs.
• Experience working with vSphere Automation API.
• Experience with configuration management tools, change management, ingestion, and practices.
• Experience in automating physical infrastructure changes and upgrades, including zero-touch provisioning.
• Deep knowledge of Windows Server OS installation, configuration, and administration. Proficient in Active Directory, Group Policy, and PowerShell scripting. Experienced with DHCP, DNS, IIS, and file/print services. Understanding of Windows security practices, including patch management, firewall configuration, and user access control.
• Experience in configuring and managing subnets and VLANs.
• Strong background in TCP/IP, subnets, VLANs, and routing.
• Experience configuring and managing switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Knowledge of VPNs, network segmentation, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Skilled in network traffic analysis, diagnosing connectivity issues, and performance optimization.
• Understanding of the differences between Kubernetes Operators and Helm charts and when to use each. Experience setting up Container Registries and defining standards for tagging, immutability, promotion, and container access to Kubernetes clusters.
• Knowledge of widely used architecture frameworks like TOGAF or Zachman.
• Proficient in virtualization technologies like VMware and Hyper-V. Strong understanding of compute resource allocation, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Experienced in deploying and managing high-availability and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  
  

Skills: iis,rest api,dns,architecture frameworks,solarwinds orion,active directory,vrf,windows security practices,json,nmap,dhcp,networking,snmp,cisco,python,group policy,automation,vsphere automation api,infrastructure,routing,lan,hyper-v,vmware,management,yang,file/print services,switching,network automation,eigrp,webex,kubernetes,xml,yaml,tcp/ip,ssh,dnac,powershell,netconf,ansible