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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Automation Engineer - **Company:** BlueAlly - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $12,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Serialization, Networking Hardware, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Linux Servers, Network Configuration and Change Management, Operational Data Store, Ansible, SQL Databases, Web Applications, YAML, Flask (Web Framework), Git, Fastapi, Restful APIs, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Network-Automation-Engineer-BlueAlly-299887939301756/ ## About the Role + US Citizenship or Greencard holder status required by contract + 8 years of relevant engineering experience, ideally in a client-facing or project-driven environment. + Expertise in a technical area with direction from senior technical leadership on specific tasks + Able to support parts of sales support activities if/as necessary + Provides support in Project Management requirements + Often independent but with consistent checkpoints. Tasked by another to undertake specific technical activities. + Deep experience in 1 technical area, developing breadth across 1+ additional areas + Aware of specific client business requirements and how technical solutions being implemented support those requirements. + Some experience and understanding specific to 1+ industries where the employee has worked + Recognizes and can explain the business benefits their technical solution provides, short of quantifying those benefits. + Able to create technical written documents (e.g., RFP response content, detail design and deployment deliverables) against specific topics/assignments independently and with few grammatical mistakes. + Able to support, with guidance, the creation and delivery of select presentation content on specific technologies with which they have experience. Can deliver briefings to technical-to-mid level client stakeholders in a roundtable setting. + Understands the need for project and financial information to be compared and aligned to forecast(s). + Recognizes and acts independently on the different billing objectives by project type (T&M, FFP, Managed Services) + Consistently maintains one's own forecast on respective efforts. Mentors more junior members in doing the same. + Experience with Network Automation scripting and tooling. Examples: Ansible, Terraform, NetBox, and others. + Comfort working with REST APIs, data serialization formats (JSON, YAML), SQL Databases, and version control (Git). + Proficiency in Python with practical experience building tools. + Comfort working on the Linux command line. + Experience with Flask framework Education + One CCNP level certification or dual CCNA level certifications desired. Alternates could include but are not limited to VCAP, JNCIS, CCSE, or PCNSE (as examples). + Two+ certifications at the next level below these with hands-on experience behind each desired. + Bachelor's degree or equivalent Nice to Have + Experience with PyATS for writing network testcases + Experience with using Gluware for network configuration auditing + Experience developing with Netmiko in order to automate network devices. ## Description As an Network Automation Engineer the person is expected to participate as a mid to senior team member on technical projects. The person is expected to have deep experience and knowledge in their area of expertise with around 8 years of experience in the field. Onsite attendance is required during the first week. Thereafter, candidates should be willing to attend onsite quarterly (one day per quarter or consolidated multi-day visits). Responsibilities + Develop and maintain Python applications that connect to network devices and collect configuration and operational data, make changes, or a combination of both. + Host web applications on Linux servers and be responsible for maintaining service uptime + Contribute to internal documentation and knowledge sharing around automation tooling and best practices. + Supports projects as a mid-to-senior team member with direction from a project lead and complies with the BlueAlly quality of delivering services + May be part of a bigger delivery team and lead specific areas of a project related to the person's expertise + Provide engineering support and technical expertise across multiple projects aligned with client needs. + Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and help ensure adherence to quality and compliance standards. + Ability to create technical written documentation independently and to deliver briefings to client stakeholders in a roundtable setting in areas relating to the person's expertise + Escalation of project impacting issues to the Delivery Directors or other appropriate leadership ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology)