Sr. Network Engineer (Automation)
Job Location:
Irving, TX - USA
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Job Summary
McKesson is an impact-driven Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here we focus on the health happiness and well-being of you and those we serve we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.
Role Overview
We are seeking a deliveryfocused Network Engineer with strong network automation experience to support ongoing network modernization site deployments and SDWAN initiatives. This role is ideal for an engineer who has a background in Network Deployment and who excels at building and delivering easy to use GUI based automation scripts for production environments.
You will work handson with Aruba wired wireless and SDWAN platforms leveraging automation to accelerate deployments standardize configurations and reduce operational risk. Success in this role means providing working solutionsautomation config and toolingthat directly support network delivery timelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver and support enterprise network engineering and automation solutions using Aruba Central (Aruba AOS-CX AOS10) and Aruba EdgeConnect SDWAN.
- Build automation to support new site turnups network migrations network access control initiatives and SDWAN deployment
- Develop or integrate frontend GUI components (internal portals dashboards or tooling) that simplify network delivery workflows.
- Use APIs to integrate network platforms with automation pipelines and enterprise systems.
- Collaborate closely with project managers implementation teams and operations to meet delivery deadlines.
- Participate in troubleshooting and remediation during deployments; feed lessons learned back into automation improvements.
- Maintain clear documentation for deployment scripts automation workflows and operational handoffs.
Required Qualifications
Networking (7 years):
- 7 years of handson experience in enterprise networking roles.
- Strong foundation in TCP/IP routing switching and wireless networking.
- Experience deploying and supporting Cisco and Aruba campus and branch networks.
- Solid troubleshooting skills during network delivery and cutover events.
Network Automation (7 years in production):
- 7 years successfully using network automation in live production environments.
- Demonstrated experience using automation to:
- Accelerate delivery timelines
- Reduce configuration errors
- Improve deployment consistency
- Experience with:
- Python for network automation and data handling.
- Ansible for orchestration and configuration management
- Terraform for infrastructureascode (network modules preferred)
- Experience developing automation that produces clear reports for the Deployment team (HTML dashboards UI elements CSVs).
- Familiarity with REST APIs and integrating SaaS management platforms (especially Aruba Central).
- Experience using Git for version control and collaborative development.
Preferred / NicetoHave Skills
- Aruba certifications (ACMP ACMA or equivalent).
- Experience with Aruba EdgeConnect SDWAN automated provisioning.
- Frontend or UI technologies (e.g. Flask/Django front ends HTML CSS Javascript React).
- CI/CD integration for network delivery pipelines (GitHub Actions GitLab CI Azure DevOps).
- Experience supporting multisite rollouts mergers acquisitions or parallel network builds.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust NAC or security integrations with Aruba platforms.
What Success Looks Like
- New sites and SDWAN deployments are delivered faster with fewer issues due to automation.
- Network configurations are standardized and repeatable across environments.
- Operations and deployment teams have usable reports and GUIs that simplify daytoday delivery work.
- Reduction in error rates and site re-touches reduction in hours spent on site analysis and site deployment
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors including performance experience and skills equity regular job market evaluations and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKessons pay philosophy and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson pleaseclick here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
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About Company
McKesson is the leading healthcare company for wholesale medical supplies & equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, and healthcare technology solutions. McKesson is the central nervous system of health care. At any given moment, in any given minute, we simultaneously execute thousands ... View more
