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# Network Automation Engineer (Service-Provider)

- **Company:** Syringa Networks
- **Location:** Boise, ID, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Authentication Protocols, Border Gateway Protocol, Cisco IOS, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Synchronization, DevOps, Graph Database, Internet Protocol, Multi-protocol Systems, JSON, Jinja (Template Engine), Python (Programming Language), Network Configuration and Change Management, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, YAML, Datadog, Dynamic Routing, Scripting, Computer Networking Systems, Build Management, Templating, Git Flow, Drift Detection, Restful APIs, Open Network Automation Platform, Software Version Control
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/c7917eb8-8a86-4d99-a8e9-da1c29f3a5c7/network-automation-engineer-serviceprovider

## About the Role

Software Development & DevOps

 * Strong Python development skills
 * Proficiency with Jinja2 templating and YAML/JSON data structures
 * Experience with Python network libraries (Nornir, Napalm, Netmiko, or similar)
 * CI/CD practices, Git workflows, and infrastructure as code principles
 * Production automation experience with operational discipline, security controls, and best-practice alignment
 * Working knowledge of REST APIs, data validation, authentication mechanisms, and testing frameworks

Network Domain Knowledge

 * Working understanding of IP networking, routing, and switching fundamentals
 * Ability to read and understand network configurations
 * Familiarity with dynamic routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, or IS-IS
 * Comfortable translating network requirements into code

Highly Desirable

 * Graph database experience and infrastructure-as-code version control practices
 * Netbox, Nautobot, or Infrahub experience
 * Service provider environments or carrier-grade networks
 * Ansible or other configuration management platform
 * Go, Rust, or additional scripting languages
 * MPLS, segment routing, EVPN/VXLAN architectures
 * Network telemetry and observability tooling
 * Cisco IOS XR/XE proficiency
 * Relevant network or automation certifications

## Description

* Design and build production network automation platforms using Python and Jinja2
 * Implement and operate our Network Source of Truth (schema design, version control and data modeling)
 * Develop CI/CD pipelines with testing, validation, and rollback mechanisms
 * Develop integrations between network systems and organizational data sources (APIs, data synchronization, automation workflows)
 * Define data models, schemas, and validation rules for network configuration
 * Implement compliance checks, drift detection, and self-service tooling
 * Interface with other teams across the company to integrate necessary tooling
 * Drive network data standardization and establish operational documentation