Remote Network Automation Engineer — Python & CI/CD

Bright Vision Technologies; Troy (MI); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks. The role focuses on production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices that bring software engineering discipline to network operations.

The ideal candidate writes idiomatic Python, has shipped network automation in production, and collaborates with cross-functional

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 network automation in production, and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Raise the bar through code reviews and design reviews.

Skills

Network automation experience

Python development

Communication skills

Collaboration

OOP, testing, packaging (Python)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Netmiko

NAPALM

Nornir

Scrapli

NETCONF

RESTCONF

gNMI

Ansible

Jinja2

NetBox

Nautobot

Git workflows

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks. The role focuses on production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices that bring software engineering discipline to network operations.

The ideal candidate writes idiomatic Python, has shipped network automation in production, and collaborates with cross-functional