Cloud-First Network Automation Engineer

Berkley Technology Services; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Job summary

Berkley Technology Services in Urbandale, IA seeks a Network Automation Engineer to modernize and automate our global network infrastructure through scalable automation frameworks. You will collaborate with network architecture, security, and cloud teams, using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs to automate provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across on‑prem, SD-WAN, and cloud environments.

Expect on‑call rotations and a strong culture of innovation.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in network automation and scripting.
• Strong networking fundamentals: routing, switching, firewall, VPN, NAC, WAN.
• Proficiency in Python and Ansible; Terraform and REST APIs knowledge.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD for infra or network changes.
• Cloud networking in AWS/Azure/GCP with hybrid connectivity.
• NetDevOps principles and event-driven automation experience.
• Experience with Cisco/DNS Center, Palo Alto, Zscaler, NetScaler or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable network automation frameworks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs.
• Automate end-to-end network lifecycle tasks across on-prem, SD-WAN, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, and cloud teams to implement IaC and NetDevOps.
• Engineer automation workflows across platforms like Cisco ISE, DNA Center, Prisma SD-WAN, and Zscaler.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, validation, and deployment of network changes.
• Create reusable templates and playbooks to standardize deployments and reduce manual work.
• Improve observability with automated data collection, telemetry, and reporting.
• Support secure, scalable network designs aligned with Zero Trust and cloud-first strategies.
• Establish automation standards, documentation, and governance.
• Incorporate AI-assisted development to improve workflows and reduce overhead.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support production networks and automation.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Cloud networking

NetDevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cisco DevNet

CCNP/CCIE

PCNSE

CISSP

AWS/Azure Networking

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Berkley Technology Services in Urbandale, IA seeks a Network Automation Engineer to modernize and automate our global network infrastructure through scalable automation frameworks. You will collaborate with network architecture, security, and cloud teams, using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs to automate provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across on‑prem, SD-WAN, and cloud environments.

Expect on‑call rotations and a strong culture of innovation.