Network Automation Engineer: SD-WAN & Cloud Networking

Quantum Sky; Chantilly (VA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Résumé du poste

Quantum Sky in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain automated network infrastructure supporting enterprise IT workloads. You will work with SD-WAN, Open vSwitch, REST APIs, and Kubernetes networking to drive performance, scalability, and reliability.

You will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, implement automation via Python and Ansible, and ensure secure, scalable connectivity across WANs, including IPsec and QoS policies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting large-scale WAN architectures.
• Hands-on with SD-WAN platforms and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP).
• Python and Ansible automation; REST APIs usage.
• Secure transport across WANs with IPsec/MACsec and QoS for latency-sensitive traffic.

Responsabilités

• Create and implement changes through automation
• Deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions and processes
• Operate and trouble-shoot network routing, interconnectivity, platforms, performance, and configuration issues; including low level application interaction, Linux systems, and next-gen networking software tools
• Maintain standards across the networking toolset and ensure that we are fully compliant with those standards and policies
• Drive and support innovation from Top of Rack to the Network Border and everything in between
• Work closely with the Network Architect to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new designs and products, as well as assist with deployment and sustaining of network infrastructure and tooling
• Proficient in either Python or Go programming language
• Experience working with networking protocols and APIs, ideally Open vSwitch and/or any RESTful APIs for network devices and services
• Proficient in network topologies and architecture (VLAN, LAN, WAN)
• Experience with automation frameworks, specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate network configurations
• Experience with SONiC and Cumulus Network Operating System (NOS)
• Experience in rail-optimized technology
• Experience with key Kubernetes networking concepts
• Experience using the Kubernetes Container Network Interface (CNI) to interact with network plugins and manage pod networking
• Familiarity with configuring, deploying, and maintaining the MetalLB Operator for traffic load balancing on bare metal clusters
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members, vendors, and customers to understand requirements and implement solutions
• Proficient time management to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced

Connaissances

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

MPLS

SD-WAN

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

NETCONF/RESTCONF

JSON/YAML/XML

IPsec

MACsec

Kubernetes

CNI/MetalLB

Outils

Cisco SD-WAN

Fortinet SD-WAN

VMware Velocloud

Silver Peak

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Description du poste

Quantum Sky in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain automated network infrastructure supporting enterprise IT workloads. You will work with SD-WAN, Open vSwitch, REST APIs, and Kubernetes networking to drive performance, scalability, and reliability.

You will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, implement automation via Python and Ansible, and ensure secure, scalable connectivity across WANs, including IPsec and QoS policies.