Onsite Network Automation Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to support a long-term DoD program, focusing on enterprise network automation, management, and reliability. This 100% onsite role is based in Norfolk, VA, with opportunities in Jacksonville, FL, or Pearl Harbor, HI.

The engineer will automate network provisioning, manage NMS platforms, and collaborate across distributed teams using Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and YAML to improve compliance and performance of multivendor networks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in network engineering, automation, or related infrastructure disciplines.
• 3–5+ years of experience supporting enterprise network environments and Network Management Systems
• Active Secret clearance
• Multivendor network environment experience (Cisco, Arista, Juniper, etc.)
• Hands-on with network configuration management and automated provisioning
• Strong experience with Ansible playbooks, Python, PowerShell, and YAML
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Administer large-scale, multivendor enterprise network environments.
• Develop and implement automated network configuration workflows.
• Develop, test, and deploy Ansible playbooks for network automation.
• Use Python, PowerShell, and YAML to automate tasks.
• Manage enterprise NMS platforms (Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText NNMi, Arista CloudVision).
• Configure and troubleshoot network monitoring protocols (SNMP, Syslog, NetFlow, IPFIX, ICMP, SSH).
• Provide root-cause analysis and remediation for issues across NMS and network gear.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across locations.

Skills

Network engineering

Automation

Python

PowerShell

YAML

Ansible

NMS administration

Network security controls

Education

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

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

OpenText Network Automation

OpenText NNMi

Arista CloudVision

RHEL 8

Kubernetes

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to support a long-term DoD program, focusing on enterprise network automation, management, and reliability. This 100% onsite role is based in Norfolk, VA, with opportunities in Jacksonville, FL, or Pearl Harbor, HI.

The engineer will automate network provisioning, manage NMS platforms, and collaborate across distributed teams using Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and YAML to improve compliance and performance of multivendor networks.