Remote-Ready Senior Network Automation Engineer (AI/ML)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Tennessee; Remote; USD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Senior Network Engineer focused on AI and automation to lead the shift from CLI-only management to self-healing, automated operations.

You will design scalable automation, integrate AI/ML tooling, and drive safe, auditable changes across Cisco Catalyst/Nexus environments. Remote-friendly with campus travel for onboarding and quarterly on-site needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field of study required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Four (4) years of IT experience with infrastructure operations and engineering environments.
• Strong Python skills, plus experience with Ansible or similar orchestration tools preferred.
• Practical experience applying AI/ML concepts to network operations preferred.
• CCNP or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and build automation workflows using Ansible/AAP to standardize configuration, deployment, and remediation.
• Identify manual, repetitive network operations tasks and engineer them out through scripting and orchestration.
• Evaluate and pilot AI-driven tools for anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and intelligent alerting.
• Build integrations across monitoring platforms and network infrastructure to close the loop between detection and action.
• Own high-visibility automation projects end to end, from proof of concept to production rollout.
• Stay current on emerging network AI/ML tooling and bring forward recommendations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet department and institution goals.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Automation

Networking

LLM / AI in NOC

Cisco routing/switching

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Master's degree preferred

CCNP or equivalent certification preferred

Tools

Ansible

Power Automate

Cisco Catalyst Center

ThousandEyes

StatSeeker

ServiceNow

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Senior Network Engineer focused on AI and automation to lead the shift from CLI-only management to self-healing, automated operations.

You will design scalable automation, integrate AI/ML tooling, and drive safe, auditable changes across Cisco Catalyst/Nexus environments. Remote-friendly with campus travel for onboarding and quarterly on-site needs.