Automation Engineer (Cisco CNC Upgrade)

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain network automation solutions using Cisco CNC, Cisco NSO, Nokia NSP, Python, APIs, and related technologies, supporting configuration, maintenance, validation, and operational activities across multi-vendor environments.
• Build automated pre-checks and post-checks that validate routing, interfaces, adjacencies, reachability, synchronization, and overall network health before and after changes.
• Develop capabilities to detect and remediate configuration drift, synchronization issues, and deviations from established network engineering standards.
• Integrate automation platforms with inventory, telemetry, monitoring, alarming, ticketing, and source-of-truth systems to create more connected and efficient operational workflows.
• Develop telemetry-driven and closed-loop automation that identifies network issues and enables appropriate automated remediation, while troubleshooting controller, API, device-level, and automation failures through structured root-cause analysis.
• Identify repetitive manual processes and recurring failure patterns that can be reduced through automation, improving reliability and engineering efficiency across the network.
• Maintain safe and reliable automation practices through testing, CI/CD, version control, rollback mechanisms, change validation, and blast-radius controls, while creating dashboards, operational tooling, documentation, and runbooks that improve visibility and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of service provider networking concepts and technologies, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, SNMP, and network telemetry, with professional experience supporting or engineering large-scale service provider networks.
• Hands-on experience with network automation and orchestration platforms such as Cisco CNC, Cisco NSO, Nokia NSP, or comparable technologies, combined with strong Python skills for automation, tooling, and API integrations.
• Experience working with REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, YANG, or other network programmability technologies, as well as Linux/Unix environments and troubleshooting of automation platforms and integrations.
• Practical experience with network monitoring, telemetry, configuration validation, operational troubleshooting, and the investigation of network automation failures and integration issues.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and software development practices for maintaining production-grade network automation solutions.
• An Associate’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent practical experience, along with at least three years of experience in software engineering, network engineering, or network automation support roles.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to work effectively with network engineering teams and translate operational challenges into scalable automation solutions.

Benefits

• Estimated base salary of $77,100–$118,600 USD annually, with actual compensation determined by factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, certifications, and organizational needs.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual incentive plan for non-sales roles.
• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off, including paid parental leave.
• This position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.