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# Senior Network Automation Engineer

- **Company:** Vast, Inc
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $131,000 - $186,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Border Gateway Protocol, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Github, JSON, Junos, Python (Programming Language), Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Software Engineering, YAML, Prompt Engineering, Juniper, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Software Coding, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Code Restructuring, Cisco, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ae450a3f4902de1

## About the Role

* Experience: 7-10 years of network engineering experience, with at least 4+ years dedicated to deep network automation and NetDevOps practices
 * EVPN & Fabric Mastery: Deep technical expertise in underlay routing (eBGP, OSPF) and overlay design (EVPN-VXLAN) across enterprise scale data centers and campus networks
 * Deep Platform Familiarity: Engineering experience managing Arista EOS and Juniper Junos systems programmatically
 * Advanced Code Development: Senior-level proficiency in software engineering patterns using Python (utilizing Nornir, Asyncio, NAPALM) or Go to build reliable, internal infrastructure APIs
 * Modern Workflow & AI Tooling: Practical experience using AI code assistants, prompt engineering patterns, or agentic frameworks to safely generate, refactor, and test automation code
 * Declarative Tooling: Expert production-tested experience using Terraform, Ansible, and standard GitOps workflows

Preferred Skills & Experience:

 * Advanced Engineering Certifications: High-tier milestones such as Arista ACE, Juniper JNCIE, Cisco CCIE, or DevNet Professional/Expert certifications
 * Telemetry & Programmability: Experience utilizing open streaming telemetry standards (gNMI, gRPC) to monitor and parse real-time fabric state
 * Containerization: Experience containerizing internal networking scripts or microservices via Docker or Kubernetes

Additional Requirements:

 * Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
 * Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
 * Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
 * Specific certifications, as appropriate

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

## Description

* Architect Multi-Vendor Fabric Automation: Develop end-to-end automation pipelines to provision and manage EVPN-VXLAN fabrics (Symmetric/Asymmetric IRB, Multi-Homing, Anycast Gateways) operating across Arista (EOS/AVD) and Juniper (Junos/Apstra) environments
 * Integrate AI Engineering Tools: Maximize team velocity by identifying and integrating AI-accelerated workflows-such as agentic automation testing, AI-assisted playbook generation, and natural-language telemetry querying
 * Maintain Vendor-Agnostic Standards: Enforce a strict "Network as Code" framework by translating platform-specific tasks into open, reusable data models (YAML/JSON/YANG) to prevent vendor lock-in
 * Govern Data Models & SSoT: Own the schema configuration and data definitions for enterprise Single Source of Truth (SSoT) platforms (e.g., NetBox or Nautobot) to map fabric intent to live states
 * Build Continuous Network CI/CD: Incorporate comprehensive validation and dry-run testing suites (e.g., Batfish, pyATS) into GitLab CI/GitHub Actions workflows to review network states automatically prior to deployment
 * Leadership & Code Governance: Act as the primary authority on automation patterns, defining coding standards, establishing guardrails for AI-generated logic, and mentoring junior network developers