Network Automation Specialist - L3 (DevOps)

Global Relay•Vancouver, BC

27d•CA$90,000 - CA$120,000

About The Position

The Network Automation Specialist – L3 is primarily responsible for the planning and development of a comprehensive automation framework for network and firewall infrastructure. They will design and build orchestration tools for configuration and testing as well as tools for network monitoring and visibility by utilizing sflow, syslog, snmp and scripting.

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a Network Automation capacity with strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript and Bash
Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern automation workflows, including CI/CD pipelines, Git-based source control, RESTful APIs, and configuration management systems
Proficient in Python (including libraries such as Netmiko, Paramiko and NetConf/RESTCONF), with hands-on experience building JSON-based automation workflows and REST APIs for interface/VLAN provisioning, pre-deployment validation, real-time progress tracking, robust error handling, and full PostgreSQL audit trails
Experience integrating secret management systems (Secret Server, OpenBao, or similar vault solutions) with Python automation scripts for secure credential retrieval, rotation, and runtime access management
Experienced in optimizing Python Flask + PostgreSQL applications for network automation, including efficient device inventory schemas, execution logging, and sFlow analytics persistence
Experienced in Jinja2 template-based configuration generation with PostgreSQL-backed inventory and automated validation workflows for network device configuration
Experienced in integrating Telegraf sFlow data into Python workflows for pre/post-change traffic validation and capacity-aware provisioning decisions
Experience with complex enterprise network architecture planning, design, and implementation
Solid knowledge and experience in deploying and managing Linux systems
Experience with OpenSource software and/or service management tools and applications (OpenStack, OpenShift, Zabbix, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, etc.)
Knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, ARP, ICMP, etc

Nice To Haves

Experience in configuration of Aruba, Juniper, and Fortinet equipment would be considered an asset
Experience provisioning, maintaining, and supporting enterprise networks, firewalls, and related dependencies would be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and support automation and scripting solutions to drive new capabilities, visibility, and efficiency, for network and firewall appliances
Build Ansible code for configuring, monitoring, and analyzing network and firewall appliances using but not limited to RESTful APIs
Build Python provisioning workflows such as Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), Python Jinja2 template rendering, PostgreSQL inventory and automated device onboarding
Design and develop Flask-based self-service portals and configuration management platforms exposing JSON REST APIs that enable network operations teams to safely configure, provision, and manage network devices through intuitive web interfaces
Develop troubleshooting and debugging code to identify problems
Explore different network operations activities and identify use-cases for automation
Create meaningful reports and graphs from collected netflow, sflow, J-flow, or IPFIX records
Setup logging and monitoring for network devices and create useful dashboards and graphs
Participate in the creation of documentation including: Runbooks, how-to user guides & technical how-to support guides, and Method of Procedures (MoP)