Lead network automation engineering and CI/CD platform architecture for large-scale enterprise environments.
Responsibilities
Design and maintain Arista AVD-based automation frameworks for Day-0, Day-1, and Day-2 operations across routing, switching, data center, and campus environments.
Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps for automated network provisioning, testing, and deployment.
Translate network designs into reusable, modular automation artifacts including roles, collections, templates, and pipelines.
Implement automated testing, validation, and deployment workflows including linting, pre-checks, topology validation, and config diffs.
Develop automated configuration compliance checks and remediation workflows to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and security standards.
Required Skills
7+ years of network engineering experience in large enterprise or service provider environments, with 5+ years in network automation.
Hands-on experience with Arista automation using AVD in production enterprise environments.
Advanced proficiency with Ansible, Python, and data models (YAML, JSON).
Proven expertise building and operating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure or network automation.
Solid understanding of Git-based workflows, code reviews, and release management.
Deep knowledge of enterprise networking concepts including routing, switching, EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, and OSPF.
Experience working with device APIs and modern automation interfaces such as eAPI, REST, and gNMI.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience.
Preferred Skills
Experience integrating network automation with ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow).
Exposure to cloud networking automation in AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments.