Network Engineer Specialist

Network Engineer Specialist

Location: Onsite (Hybrid) in McLean, VA on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Duration: 6 to 12 Months
Years of experience: 15+
Must Haves: Must have hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP & Python scripting, UNIX/ Linux, Familiarity with GIT, Jenkins, and other DevOps tools

Interview information:

Rounds: Single round
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional Notes: MS Teams, Video Mandatory

• The team is Enterprise Network Services. The candidate will be part of the network development team.
• The main responsibility is to automate network functions like DNS changes. The candidate must have a background in networking. Must also have familiarity with remediation of configurations.
• Candidate must have solid expertise in Python scripting, and Ansible and familiarity with networks and network platforms. E.g., CISCO, Palo Alto, Arista, Infoblox etc.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in Ansible. Playbooks will need to be written from scratch.
• Must have experience in JSON and Pandas.
• CISCO pyATS and similar tools are nice to have.
• Other responsibilities will include remediation of internal audit findings and automation of manual processes. Candidate must have an understanding and experience with manual processes and experience in automating those processes.
• 80% of the role is scripting and automation of network components.
• Understanding of Cloud is a big plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Must Haves: Must have hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP & Python scripting, UNIX/ Linux, Familiarity with GIT, Jenkins, and other DevOps tools
• 7+ years of experience using Ansible and Python for network or system automation.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP.
• The candidate should be able to walk through any Ansible and Python scripting they have done, displaying and articulating clearly the algorithm of the code.
• Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, IDE, and DevOps tools.
• Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux.
• Knowledge of network configuration management and monitoring is plus.
• Design and document automation scripts and procedures

Best Regards,

Kevin Smith PH:

Lead Technical Recruiter NAVTECH INC