Network Automation Engineer
Innova Solutions•Irving, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
Our client is looking for a Senior Network Automation Engineer to drive the transformation of network security operations into a fully automated, scalable, and unified model. This role combines architecture design, hands-on engineering, and automation leadership, focused on Firewall, Proxy, NAC, and SASE environments. You will own the end-to-end automation lifecycle—from design to execution—while enabling zero-touch provisioning and reducing operational overhead.
Requirements
- Senior-level hands-on expertise in Python
- Strong experience with: GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Proven experience with Ansible-based operational automation
- Hands-on experience with: Palo Alto Firewall, Fortinet Firewall, Broadcom Cloud Proxy
- Strong understanding of network security controls and policy automation
- Experience designing and implementing stateful workflow orchestration
- Ability to operate independently in complex enterprise environments
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to AI-assisted engineering / AI-driven automation
- Experience with SASE environments and large-scale enterprise networks
- Familiarity with Nautobot, Temporal, ORCA, Apigee, Grafana, Prometheus
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a unified automation architecture across: Palo Alto Firewall, Fortinet Firewall, Broadcom Cloud Proxy, NAC / Sepio environments
- Standardize automation patterns, workflows, and lifecycle management
- Drive Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2 automation for security infrastructure
- Build stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal / ORCA (or similar)
- Implement retry, timeout, validation, and compensation logic
- Develop reusable orchestration patterns for deployment and operations
- Deliver end-to-end zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) for SASE infrastructure
- Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub & GitHub Actions
- Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automation platforms and workflows
- Ensure versioning, testing, and promotion standards are followed
- Integrate and extend Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth
- Model topology, IPAM, and configuration data
- Ensure all automation workflows are data-driven and source-of-truth aligned
- Design and implement Ansible-based automation
- Automate: Configuration management, Compliance validation, Rollback / remediation workflows
- Ensure all changes are secure, auditable, and repeatable
- Expose automation capabilities via Apigee APIs
- Instrument workflows using Grafana / Prometheus
- Enable telemetry for reliability, scalability, and troubleshooting
- Automate NAC, Firewall, and Proxy certification & lifecycle processes
- Eliminate manual provisioning and reduce operational dependencies
- Deliver measurable improvements in: Deployment speed, Operational efficiency, Support effort
Benefits
- Medical & pharmacy coverage
- Dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Health saving account (HSA)
- Flexible spending account (FSA)
- Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Short term and Long term Disability
- Accident & Critical illness coverage
- Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection
- Sick time
- other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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