Remote Principal Network Automation Architect

Ziply Fiber; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Flexible spending account

Paid sick leave

Paid time off

Parental leave

Quarterly performance bonus

Training

Career growth

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Ziply Fiber is seeking a Principal Network Automation Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of automation across fiber access and IP networks. This hands-on role reduces manual tasks and builds scalable automation platforms for a growing multi-vendor environment.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record deploying production network automations in an ISP/fiber environment, deep software skills, and the ability to translate complex operations into scalable workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of software development and automation experience.
• Experience in telecommunications, ISP, fiber broadband, or service provider environments.
• Advanced proficiency with Python and software development best practices.
• Experience with REST APIs, Linux, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Experience with NETCONF, gNMI, Ansible, Jinja, NAPALM, NetBox, or comparable network automation technologies.
• Strong understanding of IP/Ethernet networking concepts and carrier-scale network operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation platforms supporting GPON, XGS-PON, IP, and Ethernet networks.
• Build software tools and integrations using Python, Go, APIs, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring, configuration management, inventory management, and operational workflows.
• Develop integrations between network elements, OSS/BSS platforms, and internal operational systems.
• Design and implement automation strategies that reduce manual network operations and improve service delivery efficiency.

Skills

Python

Go

REST APIs

Linux

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure automation

NETCONF

gNMI

Ansible

Jinja

NAPALM

NetBox

IP/Ethernet networking

Network automation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Engineering

Information Systems

Related field or equivalent work experience

Tools

Python

Go

REST APIs

Linux

Git

CI/CD

NETCONF

gNMI

Ansible

Jinja

NAPALM

NetBox

Kubernetes

Job description

Ziply Fiber is seeking a Principal Network Automation Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of automation across fiber access and IP networks. This hands-on role reduces manual tasks and builds scalable automation platforms for a growing multi-vendor environment.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record deploying production network automations in an ISP/fiber environment, deep software skills, and the ability to translate complex operations into scalable workflows.