DevOps/Network & Security Automation Engineer

Spectraforce Technologies; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Plano, TX (hybrid) seeks a DevOps/Network & Security Automation Engineer to automate networking tasks and security tooling.

You will work across LAN/WAN, AWS connectivity, and security platforms to reduce manual checks while supporting cloud and on-prem environments. The role emphasizes Python programming, Ansible playbooks, API-driven tooling, and collaboration with multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 3+ years in network security/infrastructure support.
• 2+ years with Wireshark or TCPdump.
• 2+ years with firewalls, VPNs, NAT.
• 2+ years with AWS cloud/DevOps tech.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement network automation to reduce manual checks and human error.
• Provide design, implementation, testing, and support for deployments and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis for network issues.
• Maintain network Co-Locations and LAN/WAN infrastructure across environments.
• Lead incident bridges and provide expert technical guidance.
• Create diagrams, runbooks, and change documents.

Skills

Python

APIs for automation

GitHub/GitLab

Co-Pilot

Ansible

Playbooks

JSON

YAML

XML

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Wireshark

TCPdump

Riverbed

Spectrum

Confluence

Jira

GitHub

GitLab

Co-Pilot

Job description

Job Title

DevOps/Network & Security Automation Engineer

Location

Plano, TX | Hybrid

Duration

~6 months

Job Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled Network & Security Automation Engineer to join our team.
• The ideal candidate will have strong technical and organizational skills, with a solid understanding of software-focused application support for core networking technologies, including LAN, WAN, routing, switching, AWS connectivity and several security platforms - Firewall, Proxy, Load Balancers, DDoS, SASE, DNS and VPN.
• This role involves engineering support for projects, advanced troubleshooting, network automation, and maintaining network infrastructure across various environments including Cloud and Hybrid connectivity.

Network Automation

• Develop and implement network automation ideas to reduce repetitive manual health checks and eliminate the possibility of human error.
• Advanced knowledge of Python programming - NetDevOps focused.
• Thorough understanding of data structures (SQL, JSON, YAML, XML)
• Experience using APIs for network automation
• Proficient in Github, Gitlab and using Co-Pilot
• Experience in Ansible configuration management, collections, and writing playbooks
• Lead technical discussions to understand business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
• Develop comprehensive graphical and text-based design documentation and effectively manage the implementation process from design to customer acceptance.

Network Management and Support

• Provide engineering support for projects, including design, implementation, testing, and support for new deployments, expansions, environment refreshes, and upgrades.
• Interface with multiple teams from business areas, network architecture, cloud governance, and network tools management as a team representative on feature developments and enterprise initiatives.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting to identify, resolve, and provide root cause analysis of network-related issues.
• Assist with maintaining network Co-Locations and LAN/WAN infrastructure and systems for small, regional, and large office and campus environments.
• Support a large complex data network infrastructure by using network monitoring and management tools.
• Familiarity with Agile software development tools - Atlassian Confluence + Jira
• Engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of new and emerging technologies.

Network Configuration and Security

• Provide LAN routing, switching, wireless, and security configuration and deployment assistance within various environments.
• Make configuration standardization and upgrades for vulnerability remediation in a timely manner.
• Plan and execute OS upgrades on various network platforms, maintaining current standards.
• Provide technical expertise on secure networks technology areas.
• Assist clients through the planning, design, and implementation of secure data communications networks.

Incident Response and Troubleshooting

• Participate in and respond to network & security incidents.
• Perform system and network analysis using well-defined toolsets for proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response (e.g., packet capture, application performance management, syslog, Netbrain, Aternity, Observe, Arkime).
• Provide technical support leadership on problem calls and major incident bridges.
• Interface with multiple teams from business areas, network engineering, and management as a team representative on major incident bridges.

Documentation and Best Practices

• Maintain documentation and contribute to enterprise learning platforms based on user reports and experience.
• Provide peer reviews of implementations, configurations, and documentation for team members.
• Assist other team members with deployment or best practices.
• Create technical deliverables including physical and logical network diagrams, network assessments, capacity planning, detailed design documents, runbooks, configurations, and change orders.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• At least 3 years of network security and network infrastructure support experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with packet capture tools like Wireshark and TCPdump.
• At least 2 years of experience configuring, supporting, and troubleshooting firewalls, site-to-site IPSec VPN connections, and Network Address Translation (NAT).
• At least 2 years of experience with AWS Cloud/ DevOps technology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of experience with Network Automation, including Python programming.
• 4+ years of experience in network communications, troubleshooting network, security, and cloud-based solutions.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting router and switch hardware platforms, TCP/IP, SD-WAN, and industry-standard routing protocols.
• Advanced proficiency in troubleshooting Network Firewalls, Proxies, Wireless, Load Balancers, Data, and Voice circuits.
• Experience with packet capture and analysis tools like Riverbed, Sniffer, and Wireshark.
• Experience with network management tools such as Riverbed and Spectrum.
• Experience in large, geographically dispersed network environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and focus on customer service.
• Experience interfacing with technicians, off-site dispatches, and management on major incident bridges

Work Environment

• Ability to work nights and weekends in an off-hour shift role for maintenance window implementations and on an as-needed basis.
• Ability to work in a Command Center environment, log on to the team phone queue, and navigate an incident tracking system.
• Office attendance is required according to the corporate policy 2-3 days a week.
• Minimal travel as required to support troubleshooting and fixing network issues.

Network/security tools

Palo alto, F5, Forescout, Proxy, Global Protect, Akamai, Switching/Routing, SDWAN, WIFi, Wireless, ACI

Devops Tools

AWS, Jenkins, Docker

Operations

Datadog, New Relic, Obeserve, Pagerduty, Servicenow