Senior Network Automation Engineer

American Century Investments • Kansas City, MO

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments. Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct 40% of our dividends every year—over $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone. All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you. Role Summary Are you passionate about building modern, secure, and automated network solutions ? Join our innovative Network Services team and help drive digital transformation across a global enterprise. We are hiring a Sr. Network Automation Engineer with a strong focus on automation to augment our Network Services team. You will design and deliver the connectivity and critical infrastructure that powers our firm’s operations. As we modernize and evolve our network architecture, you’ll play a key role in embedding automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and DevOps principles into network design and operations . This role reports to the IT Manager - Infrastructure & Operations. This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, Missouri office. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in network engineering, with progressive responsibilities and architectural oversight
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in deploying and maintaining Cisco ACI, VxLAN EVPN, and/or Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
• Strong expertise in Radius-based authentication for 802.1X and MAB
• Demonstrated experience deploying and managing SASE solutions
• Proven ability to design, deploy, and maintain SD-WAN architectures
• Strong experience deploying and managing enterprise firewalls
• Deep understanding of BGP, including route manipulation, policy control, and multi-VRF environments
• Previous experience in using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks including Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Experience with cloud-native networking and hybrid cloud environments
• Solid understanding of application development methodologies including Agile and DevOps principles
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders at all levels
• A self-starter, who embraces change, is intellectually curious and not afraid to ask “why” and “what if”
• Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience designing and deploying Cisco SD-Access fabrics, including integration with Catalyst Center
• Deep familiarity with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for policy-based access control, TrustSec, and endpoint profiling.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust segmentation across campus, branch, data center, and cloud environments
• Detailed understanding of implementing Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) for secure remote access and zero trust network access (ZTNA) architectures
• Advanced knowledge of Cisco SD-WAN including traffic engineering techniques
• Strong experience with Palo Alto firewall administration and Panorama
• Experience with multi-cloud networking solutions such as Aviatrix
• Role relevant certifications such as Cisco CCNP or CCIE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Zscaler Certified Cloud Professional (ZCCP), AWS Certified Advanced Networking, etc.
• Demonstrated experience with network automation frameworks, APIs, and DevOps workflows
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure automation using tools like GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
• Experience using Env0 or similar platforms for Terraform automation, policy enforcement, and environment lifecycle management

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic transformation of network infrastructure by embedding automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) into enterprise-wide delivery pipelines
• Optimize existing network engineering workflows by leveraging automation and orchestration tools to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability
• Partner with Application Development and DevOps teams to modernize and integrate network infrastructure into agile delivery models
• Champion innovation by introducing forward-thinking network solutions that enhance performance, security, and automation
• Develop long-term IT strategy plans aligned with overall business objectives
• Lead and mentor network engineers while collaborating with peers and leadership to ensure the stability and scalability of our global network infrastructure
• Design, implement, and maintain advanced network solutions, including SD-Access, SD-WAN, Wireless, Remote Access, Zero Trust Networking, Data Center Networking, Firewalls, and Public Cloud Networking
• Drive product evaluations, establish selection criteria, and oversee the deployment of emerging technologies
• Research and assess emerging technologies, applications, and integration strategies to continuously improve network capabilities
• Prioritize key initiatives and manage resource allocation, ensuring effective project and personnel management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network requests, implementation, and network transformation initiatives
• Address raised network issues and outages by participating in a rotating on-call schedule and problem management process

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with bonus plan
• Generous PTO and competitive benefits
• 401k with 5% company match plus annual performance-based discretionary contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, live and online learning

What This Job Offers

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