Quality Engineer (Automation & AI)

Veridian Tech Solutions, Inc.; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell is embarking on a modernization initiative to refresh end-of-life network hardware across data centers, campuses, and remote sites. We seek a hybrid Senior Network-Automation Engineer who is a network engineer first and an automation expert second, blending deep networking credibility with hands-on automation to drive large-scale refreshes.

This role splits roughly 60% automation and 40% network engineering, located in Round Rock with onsite preference.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure, security, and data center design experience.
• Deep understanding of enterprise switching and routing.
• Certifications: CCNP preferred; CCNA accepted with strong automation proof.
• Experience automating network tasks and provisioning workflows.
• API & CMDB integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 network solutions for campus, data center, edge, and MDF/IDF environments.
• Lead large-scale network hardware refreshes, device migrations, and data center buildouts leveraging automated deployment frameworks.
• Build, maintain, and optimize network automation workflows, provisioning pipelines, and software/hardware upgrades using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Integrate automation tools with existing infrastructure platforms via REST APIs and CMDB systems to ensure seamless tracking and configuration management.
• Troubleshoot complex issues arising from structural changes, design implementations, and automated deployments.
• Navigate corporate change governance and process-heavy environments with resilience and adaptability.
• Leverage modern development approaches, including Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate automation efforts.

Skills

Network engineering

Automation

Python

Ansible

Terraform

REST APIs

CMDB integration

Data center design

CCNP preferred

CCNA with proof

Tools

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Visa: Independent Visa only(USC/GC)

Position Overview

Dell is embarking on a massive, strategic infrastructure modernization initiative to clear out end-of-life (EOL) network hardware across enterprise data centers, remote sites, and MDF/IDF closets. This legacy equipment is causing system instability and blocking Dell's next-generation AI-driven initiatives.

We are looking for a hybrid Senior Network-Automation Engineer who is a network engineer first and an automation expert second. This is not a pure software developer or DevOps role; we require deep foundational networking credibility combined with hands-on automation expertise to drive large-scale refreshes and reduce operational friction.

• Work Split: Approximately 60% Automation / 40% Network Engineering & Design (shifting based on project phases like mass provisioning and hardware refreshes).
• Location / Travel: Round Rock, onsite preferences apply (flexible for exceptional talent).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 network solutions for campus, data center, edge, and MDF/IDF environments.
• Lead large-scale network hardware refreshes, device migrations, and data center buildouts leveraging automated deployment frameworks.
• Build, maintain, and optimize network automation workflows, provisioning pipelines, and software/hardware upgrades using Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Integrate automation tools with existing infrastructure platforms via REST APIs and CMDB systems to ensure seamless tracking and configuration management.
• Troubleshoot complex issues arising from structural changes, design implementations, and automated deployments (this is an engineering role, not a NOC ticket-churn position).
• Navigate corporate change management governance, process-heavy environments, and organizational red tape with resilience and adaptability.
• Leverage modern development approaches, including Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI-assisted workflows (e.g., Claude/Devin-type environments) to accelerate automation efforts.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Network Engineering Core (Must-Have):
• 10+ years of total hands-on enterprise infrastructure, security, and data center design experience.
• Deep understanding of enterprise switching, routing protocols, and how access/distribution layers integrate into a broader architecture.
• Certifications:
• CCNP preferred (signals deep routing/switching knowledge).
• CCNA accepted only if backed by extraordinary real-world design and automation proof.
• Network Automation & Scripting (Must-Have):
• Demonstrated track record of automating network tasks, configuration management, software upgrades, and provisioning workflows.
• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable infrastructure automation frameworks.
• API & CMDB Integration (Strong Preference):
• Experience writing scripts to call REST APIs, fetch infrastructure data, and interact with CMDB or similar source-of-truth platforms.
• Modernization Experience (Strong Preference):
• Proven history of delivering large-scale network refresh programs, switch upgrades, or data center stand-ups.

For submittals candidates need to share their:

• Email Address
• Phone #
• LinkedIn Profile
• Resume
• Write up on their experience with network engineering, automation experience, ccnp certification and any experience or familiarity with spec driven development.