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Senior Network Automation Engineer

Dallas Infomart Office DAIFull-time$136k–$204k2026-08-19 → 2026-11-11
On-site · United States

Core

Design, build, and scale an Environment-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform and Network Automation frameworks to validate and certify vendor-agnostic Network Operating Systems (NOS) and accelerate network deployment pipelines.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Network Automation & Platform)

Builds

Scalable, containerized, and software-defined test environments (EaaS) and comprehensive automation frameworks for network certification.

Domain

Network Infrastructure, Cloud-Native Platforms, Service Provider Networking

Required skills

Python, Go, Elixir, Kubernetes, BGP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Observability (Prometheus, Grafana), REST API, gRPC, OpenConfig/YANG

Preferred skills

Containerized Network Functions (CNF), AI-assisted engineering practices, MCP Server design, AWS Bedrock networking services

Technologies

Python, Go, Elixir, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Docker, Helm, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, Tempo, OTEL, AWS Bedrock, GitHub Actions, Jenkins

Responsibilities

Design and develop automation frameworks for NOS validation and certification; Lead the strategic migration to containerized test environments; Define roadmap for on-demand virtualized network topology provisioning; Build cloud-native applications and internal web tools; Manage Kubernetes clusters and implement CI/CD pipelines; Act as SME for service provider protocols (BGP, MPLS, OSPF, etc.); Design and develop MCP Server and AI Chatbot interface for EaaS.

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence