Network Automation Engineer

Alpharetta, Georgia

Employer: ASK Staffing
Industry: 
Salary: $73.00 - $74.00 per hour
Job type: Full-Time
"All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment".

Job Title: Network Automation Engineer

Duration: 12 months contract

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Pay range: $73.00 - $74.00/ hr. on c2c

Job description:
  • Client is looking for Network Automation engineer to join Automation and Tooling team within networking domain. The team is responsible for the creations of methods and tools to reduce change management complexity, enhance pre/post change validations, and collect network state information covering various protocols.
  • The Network Automation engineer will help the team in its efforts to discover device asset and operational state data through building necessary tooling, and database. Right candidate is someone who owns the problems and is able to demonstrate leadership and responsibility for the delivery of new features as well as working on complex legacy source code.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain the automation toolset (Python & legacy tools in Perl) for device asset discovery, data collection, and reporting.
  • Enhance existing scripts to improving workflows and network change management incorporating new technologies.
  • Adapt and transform operational and/or functional needs into solutions.
  • Conduct tooling audits to assess proper operational coverage and build remediation changes as required.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and feedback on network automation solutions.
  • Conduct regular assessments to identify opportunities for efficiency improvement and optimization.

Required skills:
  • Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP) and concepts (i.e., VLAN, ACL).
  • Familiarity or prior experience with Ansible Tower or Ansible Automation Platform for managing network devices.
  • Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, for creating new API based services and supporting existing scripts.
  • Experience of 8-10 years relevant to above skills.
  • Understanding of RESTful API principles, HTTP methods, requests and authentication handling, and data serialization.
  • Experience with version control systems like Git (BitBucket/GitHub).
  • Knowledge of software lifecycle principles and practices, integrating automation into a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
  • Knowledge of database management systems like MongoDB for storing and retrieving data.
  • Problem-solving skills to identify automation opportunities and optimize existing workflows.
  • Ability to write clear and concise documentation for users and fellow developers.

Preferred Skills:
  • Experience in frameworks like Flask or Django for building APIs.
  • Relevant certifications in Networking (CCNA/CCNP) or RedHat Ansible

About ASK: ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

ASK Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.
Created: 2024-09-05
Reference: 251501
Country: United States
State: Georgia
City: Alpharetta

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