Sr. Network Engineer (Automation)

McKesson•Irving, TX

About The Position

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you. Role Overview We are seeking a delivery‑focused Network Engineer with strong network automation experience to support ongoing network modernization, site deployments, and SD‑WAN initiatives. This role is ideal for an engineer who has a background in Network Deployment and who excels at building and delivering easy to use GUI based automation scripts for production environments. You will work hands‑on with Aruba wired, wireless, and SD‑WAN platforms , leveraging automation to accelerate deployments , standardize configurations , and reduce operational risk . Success in this role means providing working solutions—automation, config, and tooling—that directly support network delivery timelines.

Requirements

7+ years of hands‑on experience in enterprise networking roles.
Strong foundation in TCP/IP, routing, switching, and wireless networking .
Experience deploying and supporting Cisco and Aruba campus and branch networks.
Solid troubleshooting skills during network delivery and cutover events.
7+ years successfully using network automation in live production environments .
Demonstrated experience using automation to: Accelerate delivery timelines Reduce configuration errors Improve deployment consistency
Experience with: Python for network automation and data handling.
Ansible for orchestration and configuration management
Terraform for infrastructure‑as‑code (network modules preferred)
Experience developing automation that produces clear reports for the Deployment team (HTML dashboards, UI elements, CSVs).
Familiarity with REST APIs and integrating SaaS management platforms (especially Aruba Central).
Experience using Git for version control and collaborative development.

Nice To Haves

Aruba certifications (ACMP, ACMA, or equivalent).
Experience with Aruba EdgeConnect SD‑WAN automated provisioning.
Front‑end or UI technologies (e.g. Flask/Django front ends, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React).
CI/CD integration for network delivery pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Experience supporting multi‑site rollouts, mergers, acquisitions, or parallel network builds.
Familiarity with Zero Trust, NAC, or security integrations with Aruba platforms.

Responsibilities

Deliver and support enterprise network engineering and automation solutions using Aruba Central (Aruba AOS-CX, AOS10) , and Aruba EdgeConnect SD‑WAN .
Build automation to support new site turn‑ups, network migrations, network access control initiatives, and SD‑WAN deployment
Develop or integrate front‑end GUI components (internal portals, dashboards, or tooling) that simplify network delivery workflows.
Use APIs to integrate network platforms with automation pipelines and enterprise systems.
Collaborate closely with project managers, implementation teams, and operations to meet delivery deadlines.
Participate in troubleshooting and remediation during deployments; feed lessons learned back into automation improvements.
Maintain clear documentation for deployment scripts, automation workflows, and operational handoffs.