Remote Network Automation Engineer - Python & CI/CD

Bright Vision Technologies; Naperville (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Network Automation Engineer who blends strong Python development skills with deep networking expertise to automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks.

The role focuses on building production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices that bring software engineering discipline to network operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Networking, or a related field.
• Five or more years of network automation experience.
• Strong Python development skills including OOP, testing, and packaging.
• Deep networking fundamentals including routing, switching, and BGP.
• Hands-on experience with Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, or Scrapli.
• Experience with modern network APIs (NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI).
• Strong experience with Ansible and Jinja2 templating for network automation.
• Familiarity with NetBox, Nautobot, or other source-of-truth platforms.
• Strong Git-based workflows and CI/CD experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks.
• Build production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices.
• Write idiomatic Python, ship automation in production, and drive code quality through reviews and mentorship.
• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust solutions.
• Raise the bar through design reviews and mentorship of junior engineers.

Skills

Python

OOP

Testing

Packaging

CI/CD

Git

Networking fundamentals

REST APIs

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Networking, or related field

Tools

Netmiko

NAPALM

Nornir

Scrapli

NETCONF

RESTCONF

gNMI

Ansible

Jinja2

NetBox

Nautobot

Git

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Network Automation Engineer who blends strong Python development skills with deep networking expertise to automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks.

The role focuses on building production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices that bring software engineering discipline to network operations.