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Senior Network Automation Engineer – CCIE | Python | Cisco | Arista
Elan Partners
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Senior
4 weeks ago
- CCIE
- Python
- Cisco
- Arista
- Fabric
- Ansible
- CI/CD
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- Jenkins
- Network Security
- NIST
- Devops
4 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer to support a large, complex enterprise environment. The ideal candidate is hands-on, self-directed, and brings deep expertise in network architecture, automation, and security, with the ability to evaluate technologies and independently implement scalable, resilient solutions.
Requirements
- CCIE certification or equivalent senior-level experience
- Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco and Arista network platforms, including fabric switching
- Advanced proficiency in Python for network automation
- Strong experience with Ansible for network configuration and orchestration
- Familiarity with integrating network automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins)
- Deep understanding of enterprise network security principles
- Experience working within NIST-aligned security frameworks
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Ability to work independently in complex environments
- Design and implement scalable, highly available enterprise network architectures
- Develop and maintain network standards, documentation, and best practices
- Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot Cisco and Arista networking environments
- Build Python-based automation to improve network efficiency and reliability
- Develop and manage Ansible playbooks for automated deployment and configuration
- Partner with DevOps teams to integrate network automation into CI/CD workflows
- Design and enforce network security controls aligned with industry standards
- Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies
- Evaluate vendor products and technologies and provide technical recommendations
- Maintain detailed documentation of network designs, configurations, and procedures
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support ongoing operations and initiatives
Senior Network Automation Engineer – CCIE | Python | Cisco | Arista · Elan Partners