Business Justification / Executive Summary
We are seeking a Greenfield Network Automation Engineer to design and build automation from the ground up for Arista-based environments.
Position Summary / Job Description
The role will architect and implement playbooks, frameworks, and automated test suites that provision, monitor, and validate large-scale network topologies running Arista EOS. This is a hands-on role spanning software engineering, network engineering, and DevOps owning the full SDLC, integrating with CI / CD pipelines, and establishing the standards, controls, and telemetry needed for a high-scale, secure automation platform. Collaboration across development, test, and operations to deliver frictionless self-service for internal customers while improving reliability, speed, and security is a key to the role.
Location : Remote
Shift : US First Shift (EST)
Experience Level : 7+ years
Additional Responsibilities
- Design & Build Greenfield Automation
- Architect reusable Ansible / Python frameworks, roles, and modules for Arista EOS.
- Develop abstracted device classes / methods to provision, configure, and monitor devices at scale.
- Automated Testing & Quality
- Create maintainable automated test suites and integrate into CI / CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI / CD).
- Monitor execution, analyze failures, perform root cause analysis, and publish clear, actionable bug reports.
- Provisioning, Observability & Security
- Implement automation for provisioning / validation via REST, OpenConfig, gNMI and Ansible.
- Build logging / metrics / telemetry and security controls so the platform runs efficiently and flawlessly.
- Standards, SDLC & Enablement
- Own / evolve security and development standards, controls, and documentation across the full SDLC.
- Translate business / technical workflows into executable Ansible / Python code and authoritative runbooks.
- Contribute to internal enablement : documentation, code reviews, and mentoring on automation best practices.
Required Qualifications
Automation & Scripting : Ansible and / or Python (57 yrs), YAML, JSON, infrastructure-based scripting.Networking : Knowledge of VXLAN, BGP, EVPN; experience with Arista switches and CloudVision Portal (CVP).APIs & Tools : REST, OpenConfig, gNMI; Git; CI / CD (Jenkins / GitLab); Linux (preferred); Itential (preferred).Experience : 57 yrs in network infrastructure; proven SDLC delivery; automation design patterns; security controls.Soft Skills :Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills are a must.Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a global team with direct responsibilities and an ability to juggle competing priorities and adapt to changes in project scope.Desired Qualifications
Bachelors degree in CS / EE or equivalent.Experience qualifying / automating Arista EOS networks at scale and working with Arista CVP.Terraform for network automation.CCIE (Data Center or Routing & Switching)Experience in large-scale data center deploymentsFamiliarity with network monitoring and telemetry tools