Systems Engineer: Configuration Management & Automation

Apex Systems; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Norfolk, VA is seeking a MID-level Configuration Management Engineer to ensure stability, consistency, and compliance of our enterprise network. You will manage baselines, drift detection, backups, and automated remediation for routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

You will write automation with Ansible, Terraform, and Python; operate NMS platforms such as Cisco Catalyst Center and OpenText NNMi; maintain Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines, and provide Tier-3

Qualifications

• Experience with network automation using Ansible, Terraform and Python.
• Proficient in configuring and managing enterprise network devices (Cisco/Juniper/Arista).
• Strong knowledge of NMS and IPAM concepts and tooling.
• Familiarity with source control and CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Establish baselines for all production network node types and detect drift.
• Manage configuration backups and rollback procedures for disaster recovery.
• Enforce compliance by automated remediation of non‑compliant nodes.
• Administer NMS platforms for inventory discovery and config storage.
• Integrate source‑of‑truth systems with the NMS for topology and IPAM sync.
• Write automation playbooks using Ansible, Terraform and Python for global changes.
• Maintain Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines to validate network changes.
• Provide Tier‑3 troubleshooting for complex outages and coordinate mass patching campaigns.

Skills

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Jinja2

Git

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Cisco Catalyst Center

OpenText NNMi

OpenText Network Automation

Nautobot

Infoblox IPAM

Wireshark

BGP

OSPF

VLANs

VRFs

ACLs

SSH/SNMP

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/XR

Juniper JunOS

Arista EOS

Tools

Cisco Catalyst Center

OpenText NNMi

OpenText Network Automation

Nautobot

Infoblox IPAM

Wireshark

Job description

Everforth Apex in Norfolk, VA is seeking a MID-level Configuration Management Engineer to ensure stability, consistency, and compliance of our enterprise network. You will manage baselines, drift detection, backups, and automated remediation for routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.

You will write automation with Ansible, Terraform, and Python; operate NMS platforms such as Cisco Catalyst Center and OpenText NNMi; maintain Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines, and provide Tier-3