Network Automation Engineer: Config Mgmt, Secret Clearance

Criticalsolutionsit; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision coverage

401K matching

PTO/Holidays

Job summary

Critical Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer – Configuration Management in Norfolk, VA. The role focuses on lifecycle management of network device configurations, reducing drift and manual errors through NMS and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities include baselining, drift detection, backups, remediation, and CI/CD integration using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. A DoD Secret clearance is required for this onsite position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Strong network automation experience with Ansible, Terraform and Python.
• Experience with NMS/automation tools and telemetry.
• Solid understanding of routing, switching and security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Establish baselines and drift detection for production network nodes.
• Manage backups, rollback procedures, and automated remediation.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to validate network changes before deployment.
• Provide Tier-3 support for complex outages and coordinate patching campaigns.

Skills

Network automation

Core networking

DevOps practices

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Jinja2

Git

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Cisco Catalyst Center

OpenText Network Automation

Nautobot

Infoblox IPAM

Wireshark

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/XR

Juniper JunOS

Arista EOS

Job description

Critical Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer – Configuration Management in Norfolk, VA. The role focuses on lifecycle management of network device configurations, reducing drift and manual errors through NMS and IaC tooling.

Responsibilities include baselining, drift detection, backups, remediation, and CI/CD integration using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. A DoD Secret clearance is required for this onsite position.