Lead Network Automation Engineer

Location: IRVING, TX, COLUMBUS, OH

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Network Automation Engineer with a strong focus on authoritative network services platforms, including DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management (DDI), and enterprise timing services. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Python‑ and Ansible‑based automation that manages the lifecycle, consistency, and reliability of DDI platforms and timing appliances (e.g., NTP/PTP systems).

The ideal candidate brings a solid foundation in network or infrastructure services and applies that experience to building API‑driven, automation‑first solutions that govern platform behavior, enforce standards, reduce manual operational effort, and improve service reliability at enterprise scale. This role focuses on platform and service management, rather than day‑to‑day record administration or ad‑hoc configuration changes.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain Python and Ansible-based automation to operate and manage authoritative network services platforms, including DDI and enterprise timing systems
• Build and manage Ansible roles and workflows that automate platform behavior through APIs, enforcing standards and reducing manual operational touchpoints
• Develop Python automation to support platform‑level workflows, including service state validation, health checks, pre‑change and post‑change verification, reporting, and telemetry collection
• Integrate platform automation with version control and CI/CD pipelines to support testing, controlled change execution, and governed rollouts
• Produce clear documentation for platform automation workflows, including inputs, expected outcomes, guardrails, failure handling, and operational runbooks
• Create automation to support DDI and timing service lifecycle management, including pre‑validation, staged deployments, post‑change verification, and rollback signaling
• Develop compliance and audit‑support tooling to improve visibility into platform configuration, service state, and policy enforcement
• Use automation and tooling to support diagnostics, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency for authoritative network services platforms
• Lead the design and execution of complex technical initiatives related to enterprise‑scale network services and timing infrastructure
• Collaborate with peer engineering teams, security partners, and stakeholders to align platform automation with enterprise controls and operational requirements
• Identify gaps in platform operations and governance and recommend automation‑driven improvements to improve reliability and service levels

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong experience developing Python‑based automation for network services or infrastructure platforms
• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining Ansible roles and workflow‑oriented automation
• Experience applying Infrastructure as Code principles to manage platform state, service behavior, and policy in a controlled and repeatable manner
• Ability to develop automation for state validation, compliance checks, auditing, and operational reporting
• Proficiency writing reusable, maintainable Python code, including structured logging, error handling, and defensive automation patterns
• Experience integrating automation with version control systems, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with collecting and analyzing platform metrics, service telemetry, and logs to support operational insights and reliability improvements
• Exposure to DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management, or enterprise timing platforms (e.g., BlueCat, Infoblox, Spectracom, or equivalent) is beneficial but not required

Job Expectations:

• Develop and maintain Python- and Ansible-based automation supporting platform‑level network services and timing operations
• Ensure automation aligns with established network services standards, policies, and operational guardrails
• Support network operations by automating common DDI and timing platform runbooks, lifecycle tasks, and service workflows
• Collaborate with network, infrastructure, and security teams to align platform automation with enterprise controls and processes
• Continuously improve automation based on operational feedback, incidents, and evolving service requirements

Onsite work required 3x weekly

Must be within commutable distance of posted work location

No C2C

No Visa Transfer

No Visa Sponsorship

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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