Network Automation Engineer/Devops Engineer

Address: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Candidate will be responsible for configuring the network management toolset to ensure proper network device support with respect to data collection, representation, reporting, and overall orchestration workflows.

Principal Job responsibility:

• Develop and maintain the automation toolset (Python & legacy tools in Perl) for network device change management, data collection, and reporting.
• Enhance existing scripts to improving workflows and 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.
• Facilitate and coordinate work with external vendors for tooling updates and upgrades

Required Skills:

• Experience with version control systems like Git (BitBucket, GitHub).
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices, integrating automation into a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Python scripting experience is required with additional languages (shell, PERL, etc.) preferred. Linux familiarity required.
• Experience with Enterprise Network Configuration Management and/or Network Workflow Automation Tools.
• Knowledge of database management systems like MongoDB for storing and retrieving data.
• Understanding of NMS protocols and concepts (SNMP, Syslog, NTP, DNS, NetFlow, TACACS, Netconf, API, Jinja, Yang, YAML, XML, JSON, HTTP/HTTPS, ACI)
• Understanding of NMS products for Orchestration, Alert, Incident, Problem, Capacity and Performance, Wifi, Security, and Flow Management.
• Proven understanding of how operational workflow requirements can be translated into tooling methods and configurations.
• Experience configuring large scale deployments of routers and switches in mission critical environments.
• Experience with orchestration toolsets managing a variety of networking hardware vendors.
• Understanding any of the specific FCAPS / Network Management Tools such as Cisco Crosswork / NSO, Cisco DNA Center, Cisco NDFC, Ansible Automation Platform, Client Network Automation, Forward Enterprise, Radware.
• Understanding any of the specific infrastructure technologies (Linux Server Operating System -Redhat \ Virtualization - VMware ESXi, Container and Orchestration Technology - Docker \ OpenShift \ Kubernetes)
• Proven network infrastructure programmability experience via API
• Strong organizational skills, customer service focus, attention to detail, and process orientation
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to distill and present information to business community in non-technical terminology
• Business analysis skills, with the ability to forecast implications and provide consultative recommendations and solutions
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage operational lifecycle