Own the vision, roadmap, and prioritization for network tooling and automation in partnership with Network & Datacenter groups and other stakeholders.
Architect and drive end-to-end automation solutions that improve network reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards and internal policies.
Scope covers all aspects of Inventory Management, Configuration Management, Observability & Supportability with a high focus on efficiency.
Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and processes to ensure a high-quality, scalable and secure automation platform.
Balance efficiently the need to self-developed solutions vs. industry standard commercial platforms.
Keep supportability and solution lifecycle at the center of any strategy.
Full understanding of the software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices.
Strong hands-on programming experience in Python and/or Golang.
Experience leading or mentoring other engineers (tech lead, senior engineer, or manager-level responsibilities on projects or teams).
Hands-on experience with API development and integration, including working with network-vendor APIs (e.g., Arista and Arista Cloud Vision, Juniper, Aruba,Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Bluecat).
Knowledge of network-focused automation libraries (e.g., Scrapli, Netmiko, Nornir, etc.).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform.
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes or similar).
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
Experience with monitoring/observability stacks (e.g., Datadog, ELK, Splunk, Loki, Grafana).
Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a track record of delivering high-impact automation solutions.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and to drive initiatives from concept through implementation.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to stakeholders, developers, and network engineers.
