Lead Network Automation Engineer: Python/Ansible (Hybrid)

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Lead Network Automation Engineer to drive development and sustainment of network automation across a multivendor environment. You will mentor a small team, translate requirements into automation, and improve deployment speed and reliability.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, onsite Pentagon three days weekly and two days remote, with strong Python and Ansible expertise and a focus on scalable, maintainable automation solutions.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency developing Python scripts, modules, and applications for network infrastructure automation.
• Advanced hands on experience developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining Ansible playbooks and automation workflows.
• Demonstrated experience automating network configuration deployments, device administration, software patching, or other network operational activities.
• Working knowledge of enterprise routing and switching fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing protocols, and network device configuration.
• Practical experience administering, troubleshooting, or automating enterprise network infrastructure.
• Experience working with multivendor networking environments involving Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or Aruba.
• Experience using Git or comparable version control tools to maintain automation code.
• Ability to translate technical requirements from network engineering teams into functional automation solutions.
• Understanding of automation testing, error handling, logging, change validation, and operational safeguards.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex automation workflows and resolve issues involving network devices, APIs, and automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain network automation solutions using Python and Ansible.
• Develop Ansible playbooks, Python scripts, and reusable automation modules to support network configuration management, provisioning, patching, maintenance, and operational tasks.
• Automate network device configuration changes, software updates, configuration backups, compliance checks, and operational validation across multivendor environments.
• Develop automation capabilities supporting Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Aruba, and other enterprise networking technologies.
• Implement automated configuration validation, network state verification, and configuration drift detection to improve network reliability and compliance.
• Build automation solutions for network monitoring, reporting, inventory management, and operational data collection.
• Develop standardized, reusable automation components that reduce repetitive administrative activities and improve engineering consistency.
• Incorporate appropriate error handling, logging, validation, and rollback capabilities into automated network changes.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and resolve integration challenges between automation tools and network infrastructure.

Skills

Automation

Configuration Management

Network Automation

Systems Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Lead Network Automation Engineer to drive development and sustainment of network automation across a multivendor environment. You will mentor a small team, translate requirements into automation, and improve deployment speed and reliability.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, onsite Pentagon three days weekly and two days remote, with strong Python and Ansible expertise and a focus on scalable, maintainable automation solutions.