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DivIHN Integration Senior Network Automation Engineer (Hybrid) in CHARLOTTE, North Carolina
For further inquiries regarding the following opportunity, please contact our Talent Specialist, Arun, at 224 507 1264 (or) Tenish, at 224 507 1292 Title: Senior Network Automation Engineer (Hybrid)Duration: 12 Months (with possible extension)Location: Charlotte, NC Hybrid (preferred) 1-2 days/week onsite - preferable to candidates within 1 hour of Charlotte, NC or Corning, NY. Schedule: M-F, 8am - 5pm. OT possible. Some flexibility may be required due to work with global teams. Anticipated as 12-month assignment. Possibility of extension based on demand. Potential travel of up to 5% (for Corning, NY candidates), domestic only. Expected as 1x per quarter travel onsite to Charlotte, NC location. Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered. Scope of Position: * Our client is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer to serve as a technical leader in designing, developing, and operating largescale network automation solutions across enterprise environments. This role requires deep handson experience with Arista automation using AVD (Arista Validated Designs), strong InfrastructureasCode (IaC) principles, and proven expertise building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for network automation. * The ideal candidate has an automationfirst mindset, thrives in complex enterprise environments, and partners closely with network engineering, operations, security, and platform teams to drive standardization, scalability, and operational efficiency.Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities Network Automation & Engineering * Act as a senior subject matter expert for network automation across routing, switching, data center, and campus environments. * Design, develop, and maintain Arista AVDbased automation frameworks for Day0, Day1, and Day2 operations. * Translate network designs and standards into reusable, modular automation artifacts (roles, collections, templates, and pipelines). * Drive adoption of InfrastructureasCode principles for network provisioning, configuration, and compliance.CI/CD & Automation Platforms * Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines for network automation using tools such as GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms. * Implement automated testing, validation, and deployment workflows for network changes (linting, prechecks, topology validation, config diffs). * Enforce version control, branching strategies, and peer review processes for all automation code. * Integrate automation pipelines with enterprise systems such as ITSM, IPAM, and sourceoftruth platforms where applicable.Standards, Quality & Governance * Ensure automation solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and compliance requirements. * Develop automated configuration compliance checks and remediation workflows. * Produce and maintain clear technical documentation, including design standards, runbooks, and automation usage guides. * Participate in architecture reviews and provide technical approval for significant network or automation changes.Leadership & Collaboration * Serve as a technical mentor and leader for network and automation engineers. * Partner with operations teams to transition manual workflows into reliable, automated solutions. * Collaborate crossfunctionally with security, cloud, DevOps, and manufacturing/OT teams to deliver endtoend automation. * Act as an escalation point for complex automation or networkrelated issues.Education and Experience: * Bachelor's degree in Information Technology (minimum required) * * 7+ years of experience in network engineering within large enterprise or service provider environments. * * 5+ years of handson network automation experience, including largescale deployments. * ** Enterprise experience is required. Manufacturing industry experience is pr