Senior Network Automation Engineer - Multivendor NMS & IaC

ZP Group; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer for a long-term DoD program focused on enterprise network automation, management, and reliability. This 100% onsite role is based in Norfolk, VA with opportunities in Jacksonville, FL or Pearl Harbor, HI.

You will automate network configuration, manage enterprise NMS platforms, and enhance reliability across a distributed environment using Ansible, Python, YAML, and Linux (RHEL 8).

Qualifications

• 7+ years in network engineering or related infrastructure disciplines.
• 3–5+ years supporting enterprise network environments and NMS.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with multivendor environments (Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Brocade, McAfee).
• Hands-on with Ansible, Python, PowerShell, YAML.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support large-scale, multivendor enterprise networks.
• Develop and implement automated network configuration workflows.
• Create, test, and deploy Ansible playbooks for network automation.
• Manage NMS platforms (Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText NNMi, OpenText Network Automation).
• Configure and troubleshoot network monitoring/telemetry (SNMP, NetFlow, IPFIX).
• Support Linux (RHEL 8) servers and containerized infrastructure (Kubernetes).
• Collaborate across distributed teams in multiple locations.

Skills

Network engineering

Network automation

Multivendor networking

Ansible playbooks

Python

PowerShell

YAML

Linux system administration

Kubernetes

NMS administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Network Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

YAML

Jinja2

Git/GitLab/Jenkins

Kubernetes

Red Hat Linux (RHEL)

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Automation Engineer for a long-term DoD program focused on enterprise network automation, management, and reliability. This 100% onsite role is based in Norfolk, VA with opportunities in Jacksonville, FL or Pearl Harbor, HI.

You will automate network configuration, manage enterprise NMS platforms, and enhance reliability across a distributed environment using Ansible, Python, YAML, and Linux (RHEL 8).