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# Senior Network Automation Engineer

- **Company:** MatchPoint Solutions
- **Location:** Maryland Heights, MO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $184,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Static Program Analysis, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Network Configuration and Change Management, Network Architecture, Scrum Methodology, Regression Testing, Ansible, Software Deployment, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Execution Engine, Network Simulation, Automatic Programming, Data Logging, Gitlab, Git, Gitlab-ci, Production Code, Code Inspection, Restful APIs, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco, Servicenow
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us4dcb4158679d3a91e970ec103e031068

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in network automation or infrastructure engineering, with demonstrated senior-level ownership of automation deliverables
 * Strong Python development skills, including experience building and testing automation frameworks, applying Python best practices such as robust error/exception handling, designing idempotent automation, and strict typing/type hints for production code
 * Hands-on experience with Cisco Network as Code (NaC) or equivalent infrastructure-as-code approaches to network configuration
 * Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (or directly transferable experience in another CI/CD platform with willingness to specialize in GitLab)
 * Experience with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) or comparable network simulation/lab environments (e.g., GNS3, EVE-NG)
 * Working knowledge of REST APIs and their use in network automation and orchestration
 * Experience with multi-data-center or multi-site network architectures, ideally DMZ/perimeter security environments
 * Familiarity with firewall platforms (e.g., Palo Alto) in a DMZ/perimeter security context
 * Comfortable operating in an Agile delivery model (sprint planning, daily standups, bi-weekly demos)

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Prior experience on a client-facing consulting or professional services delivery team
 * Experience with ServiceNow, particularly in the context of change management or network automation integration
 * Exposure to Ansible or Terraform for infrastructure-as-code automation
 * Cisco certifications (CCNP/CCIE) or equivalent
 * Experience mentoring engineers or leading a small technical team

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to take technical ownership of network test automation development on a multi-data-center Secure DMZ program. This role is responsible for designing and building the automation framework that validates network device configurations and infrastructure changes before deployment, using a Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) environment and a Network as Code (NaC) / GitLab CI pipeline architecture. The ideal candidate is a hands-on senior engineer who can both write production-grade automation code and provide technical direction to less senior engineers on the team., * Design, develop, and maintain the automated testing framework used to certify and validate network changes and configurations prior to production deployment

 * Build and own automation workflows using Cisco NaC (Network as Code) delivered through GitLab CI/CD pipelines (validate ? plan ? apply)
 * Stand up and manage a Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) environment to support pre-production prototyping, MVP validation, and regression testing across multiple data centers
 * Develop Python-based automation components, including input mechanisms, environment build/baseline workflows, pre- and post-test execution, and reporting/logging
 * Write production-grade Python that follows engineering best practices - robust error handling and exception management, idempotent operations, and strict static typing
 * Establish and enforce coding standards for the automation codebase (linting, type checking, code review gates) as part of the CI/CD pipeline
 * Create automated tests (unit, integration, and system-level) that validate infrastructure automation workflows against prioritized hardware platforms
 * Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support static code analysis and validation of test automation components
 * Provide senior-level technical direction and code review for Automation Engineers on the team; mentor and transfer knowledge to client engineering staff
 * Participate in daily standups, bi-weekly sprint planning, and bi-weekly stakeholder demonstrations, presenting working features and test results
 * Produce as-built documentation (architecture notes, usage instructions, README files) for each Git repository delivered
 * Support gap analysis and end-state automation architecture design in collaboration with client stakeholders during the Analysis & Design phase


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