Network Automation Engineer

Lead Network Automation Engineer
Salary negotiable
Washington, DC Metro area

Start Date: As soon as possible
Employment Type: Full Time W2
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred
Required Experience: Depending on education/experience
Required Security Clearance: This position requires an active TS/SCI w (Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph

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The Lead Network Automation Engineer will guide an Intelligence Community (IC) organization through a technical transformation, implementing advanced network monitoring tool suites. This role involves designing, transitioning, operating, and continually improving the organization's Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Unified Communications (UC), Video Teleconferencing (VTC), Streaming, and other services, using expertise in at least one relevant toolset.

Responsibilities:

Lead small teams to integrate systems and automate common processes

Engineer and enhance various Cisco network monitoring tools

Design and implement integrations/orchestrations using Ansible, Python, Terraform, Azure Cloud Automation, and other tools

Integrate network and other monitoring tools with ServiceNow or other ITSM suites

Develop end-to-end CI/CD and testing workflows for system, integration, and pre-production validations

Develop and peer-review unit test automation code to ensure functionality meets requirements

Document and review operational procedures

Provide technical support for existing automation routines, including troubleshooting and error correction

Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for automation

Influence others regarding system design, solutions, and procedures

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience; OR High School/GED with 12 years of experience; OR Associate's degree with 10 years of experience; OR Master's Degree with 5 years of experience; OR PhD with 3 years of experience

Active TS/SCI Clearance (Counter Intelligence (CI) Polygraph preferred)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Professional (CCNP) certification or higher

Experience in supporting/engineering IC applications and networks

Proficiency in administering network automation tools such as:

Network Node Manager (NNMi)
HP Network Automation (HPNA)
ServiceNow IT Operations & Asset Management
Splunk Enterprise
NETSCOUT nGeniusONE
Grey Matter

Experience administering Windows Server OS, including automatic device recovery scripting

Experience writing automation scripts using Ansible or Linux, especially for data ingestion/integration

Experience in network integration/testing in laboratory environments

Experience automating ticketing, inventory management, router/switch configuration, change detection, policy enforcement, STIG application, and/or change scheduling processes

Experience automating technical processes to achieve a positive business impact through systems integration and custom scripting in one of the following programming languages: C#, SQL, Java, Python, and/or R

Background as a network engineer with familiarity in infrastructure, standards, best practices, etc.