Title: Senior Network Automation Engineer
Location: NYC
Duration: Fulltime placement
Visa: US Citizen or GC Holder
Travel: Maybe reimbursed
Interview: phone and or video conference
Description:
As a member of the Network Engineering team, you would be responsible for maintaining and improving the global infrastructure necessary to support the company's streaming media platform.Responsibilities:We are currently looking for a Senior Network Automation Engineer who is passionate about all areas of network automation. The role is to be a leader within a dynamic team in support of the company's streaming services. The Automation Engineer, as a part of a team, is responsible for all aspects of a project necessary to achieve successful implementation. This position offers an excellent opportunity for someone to gain exposure to best of breed technologies as well as establish themselves in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.
Basic Qualifications:- 5+ years working in Network Automation
- Experience configuring routers and switches
- Experience automating network deployments and configurations
- Experience programming in Python
- Experience with Ansible playbook design and execution
- Familiarity with a Python Web Application Framework, for example Flask or Django.
- Familiarity with database management and communications
- Familiarity with web services technologies such as REST and gRPC
- Development of a CI/CD Environment.
- Knowledgeable in network security procedures and best practices.
- Familiarity with leveraging vendor APIs to configure and gather data from network devices.
- Working knowledge of common network monitoring and security utilities
- Experience with Linux-based operating systems
- Experience with container virtualization technologies.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to collaborate with multiple teams.
- Excellent customer presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications:- A solid understanding of network virtualization landscape along with their supporting technologies. E.g. VRFs and VXLAN
- Experience with Web UI Development
- Experience in multi-vendor network topologies
- Experience with Linux based routing daemons such as BIRD and FRR
- Experience in either the media or web scale sectors.
- A propensity to experiment with emerging technologies.
- Working knowledge of: Linux, Python, Ansible, TCP/IP, BGP, Git, Jenkins, and REST
Required Education- Bachelor's degree (preferably engineering related)
