Hybrid Network Engineer – Cloud, Automation & AI

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank is hiring a Network Engineer for a hybrid role in Columbia, SC. You will improve reliability, security, and scalability of our network infrastructure, support cloud migration, and drive automation initiatives.

Responsibilities include incident management, changes, automation development, and on-call support. The role emphasizes governance, documentation, and collaboration with vendors to modernize data center and network architectures.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 1-3 years of comparable work experience.
• Strong knowledge of AI and scripting/automation tools such as Ansible/CICD, Terraform, etc.
• Preferred certifications: CCNA and CCNP.

Responsibilities

• Review and resolve tier 1 and 2 network incidents, outages, and service requests per SLAs.
• Execute network changes and deployments with governance and performance standards.
• Develop automation solutions to reduce manual effort in network operations.
• Provide on-call support for critical incidents and ensure outages are resolved promptly.
• Monitor and report KPI metrics to maintain service quality and efficiency.
• Create and maintain documentation for network design, topology, and processes.
• Implement configuration changes and cloud migrations using automation tools.
• Adhere to governance standards for change management and cloud architecture.
• Perform preventative maintenance and project-related changes with clear rollback plans.
• Share knowledge and train team members on new implementations and technologies.
• Support adoption of emerging network technologies aligned with standards.
• Implement secure, compliant solutions for cloud migration and data center modernization.
• Stay current with AI, automation, and orchestration tools via training.
• Collaborate with vendors to align tech strategies with goals.

Skills

AI & automation

LAN/WLAN switching

SD-WAN routing

network security

cloud environments

load balancing

proficiency in automation tools

Education

Associate's degree in computer science or IT

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank is hiring a Network Engineer for a hybrid role in Columbia, SC. You will improve reliability, security, and scalability of our network infrastructure, support cloud migration, and drive automation initiatives.

Responsibilities include incident management, changes, automation development, and on-call support. The role emphasizes governance, documentation, and collaboration with vendors to modernize data center and network architectures.