Sr. Network Automation Engineer

Computer Task Group, Inc•Corning, NY

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

CTG's long-standing Fortune 500 client of over 15 years has a W2 contract assignment for a Sr. Network Automation Engineer. Overview • Senior-level role focused on designing and scaling enterprise network automation solutions • Heavy emphasis on Arista AVD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines • Cross-functional collaboration with network, DevOps, cloud, and security teams • Opportunity to lead automation strategy and drive operational efficiency

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field
7+ years network engineering (enterprise or service provider)
5+ years hands-on network automation experience
Strong expertise with Arista AVD in enterprise environments
Advanced skills in Ansible, Python, YAML, JSON
Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines for automation
Strong knowledge of Git workflows and release management
Deep networking expertise (BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, routing & switching)
Experience with APIs (REST, eAPI, gNMI)
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Integration with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow)
Cloud networking experience (AWS, Azure)
Manufacturing or OT network exposure
Experience with testing/linting/validation frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead network automation across data center, campus, and routing/switching environments
Build and maintain Arista AVD frameworks (Day 0/1/2 operations)
Develop reusable automation artifacts (Ansible roles, templates, pipelines)
Implement Infrastructure as Code for provisioning, configuration, and compliance
Design and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
Automate testing, validation, and deployment workflows (linting, pre-checks, config diffs)
Integrate automation with ITSM, IPAM, and source-of-truth systems
Enforce Git workflows, version control, and code review standards
Create documentation (runbooks, standards, automation guides)
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and escalation support