Network Automation Engineer (Python / Network APIs)
About The Position
Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a skilled Network Automation Engineer (Python + Network APIs) to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on automating network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks. The position involves building production-grade automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices. The ideal candidate will have strong Python development skills, experience shipping network automation in production, and a blend of networking depth with practical software-engineering rigor. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners, translate requirements into solutions, and mentor junior engineers. The company is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions for business automation and optimization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Networking, or a related field.
- Five or more years of network automation experience.
- Strong Python development skills including OOP, testing, and packaging.
- Deep networking fundamentals including routing, switching, and BGP.
- Hands-on experience with Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, or Scrapli.
- Experience with modern network APIs (NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI).
- Strong experience with Ansible and Jinja2 templating for network automation.
- Familiarity with NetBox, Nautobot, or other source-of-truth platforms.
- Strong Git-based workflows and CI/CD experience.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- Cisco DevNet or vendor automation certifications.
- Experience with multi-vendor networks (Cisco, Arista, Juniper).
- Familiarity with streaming telemetry and modern observability stacks.
- Open-source contributions to network automation projects.
- Experience with cloud networking automation in addition to on-premises.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop network automation solutions in Python using Netmiko, Nornir, NAPALM, and Scrapli.
- Build automation pipelines for configuration management, deployment, and validation across multi-vendor environments.
- Develop integrations with network APIs including NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI, and vendor-specific APIs.
- Implement source-of-truth platforms such as NetBox or Nautobot and drive automation from authoritative data.
- Build infrastructure-as-code for network configuration using Ansible, Terraform, and Jinja2 templating.
- Implement network testing and validation using pyATS, Genie, Batfish, and Suzieq.
- Develop CI/CD pipelines for network changes including pre-deployment validation and rollback.
- Build observability and telemetry pipelines using gNMI, streaming telemetry, and modern analytics platforms.
- Implement intent-based networking patterns and self-healing network workflows.
- Automate compliance and audit workflows across the network estate.
- Partner with network engineering teams to identify and automate high-impact manual workflows.
- Develop reusable libraries, frameworks, and abstractions adopted across multiple automation efforts.
- Mentor network engineers on Python development, software engineering practices, and modern automation patterns.
- Stay current with network automation tooling, vendor API evolution, and broader industry developments.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
