Senior Network Automation Engineer
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Network Automation Engineer - Remote (San Francisco CA Office Vicinity)
Role Summary
Lead a multi-site multi-vendor network modernization and automation program to upgrade and standardize enterprise firewalls switches load balancers and power management platforms. This role owns end-to-end planning automation execution and validation across 22 offices and two data centers (Ashburn & Denver). The primary goal is to ensure minimal downtime and repeatable processes through strong governance and automation.
Responsibilities
Program Planning & Governance: Build master upgrade plans risk registers RACI change window calendars and rollback strategies aligned with CAB/ITIL processes.
Automation Architecture: Design IaC/automation pipelines (Ansible Python Git CI/CD) leveraging vendor APIs such as Panorama XML/REST Cisco RESTCONF/NETCONF Arista eAPI and F5 iControl REST.
Pre-Upgrade Readiness: Manage inventory compatibility checks image curation lab validation and health baselines.
Execution at Scale: Coordinate phased batches across sites driving pre/post checks and HA failover testing.
Quality & Observability: Implement telemetry logs and automated post-validation (routing services health CPU/memory).
Documentation: Produce runbooks SOPs and rollback playbooks while training operations teams for day 2 support.
Stakeholder Management: Partner with InfoSec NetOps and Service Desk to communicate status and risks to leadership.
Required Skills
Palo Alto: 6 years
Cisco Catalyst: 6 years
Arista EOS: 6 years
F5 BIG IP: 6 years
APC: 6 years
Automation: Hands-on experience with Ansible playbooks/roles Python tooling Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
Networking: 10 years in enterprise networking with hand-on multi-vendor upgrades and HA designs.
Nice-to-Have Skills
Certifications: PCNSE (Palo Alto) CCNP/CCIE (Cisco) Arista ACE F5 Certified (CTS/CA) ITIL Foundation.
Training: Any Schneider Electric/APC relevant training.
Candidate Traits
Excellent communicator capable of translating technical risks and outcomes to executive and non-technical stakeholders.
Disciplined approach to change management (ITIL) in mission-critical environments.
Job Responsibilities
Design and implement automation pipelines using Ansible Python and Git.
Manage large-scale network upgrades for Palo Alto Cisco Arista and F5 platforms.
Perform pre-upgrade health checks lab validations and compatibility assessments.
Develop robust rollback strategies and coordinate change windows via ITIL processes.
Maintain network observability through automated telemetry and post-validation testing.
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Jenkins
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- GAMP
- Test Automation
- CI/CD
- Cucumber
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
