Network Operations Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • Overland Park, KS

2d • $105,000 - $120,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Network Operations Engineer who combines strong Python development skills with deep networking expertise to automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks. The role involves building production-grade automation with modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices, bringing software engineering discipline to network operations.

The engineer will collaborate with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to turn ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions. They will contribute through code and design reviews and mentorship of more junior engineers. The successful candidate is expected to have strong engineering discipline, communicate clearly, and have a record of delivering reliable production work.

This is a full-time, direct W2 position, 100% remote within the United States. The annual salary range is $105,000–$120,000. The employer is unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions; U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

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 object-oriented programming, 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, including NETCONF, RESTCONF, or 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, including Cisco, Arista, or 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 networking.

Responsibilities

• Automate network configuration, change management, and observability across multi-vendor enterprise networks.
• Build production-grade network automation using modern network APIs, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD practices.
• Translate requirements from product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders into well-engineered solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews.
• Mentor more junior engineers.
• Deliver reliable production work and uphold strong software engineering practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior