Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer
Location: Irvine, CA (On-site)
Duration: 6+ Months
Implementation Partner: Infosys
End Client: To be disclosed

Summary:

The Network DevOps team automates, maintains, and manages the Core network services, Network Monitoring tools and Security infrastructure.

The team is tasked to automate 100% of the Global Network operations and find innovative ways to improve the global end-user experience.

The ideal candidate has:

• Proven design and implementation experience in different networking technologies such as Routers & Switches, Firewalls, WAN, Network Monitoring Tools, and Network security infrastructure.
• A passion to find out network operations use cases and automate them using tools such as Ansible and Python.
• An eagerness to listen to business, abstract the complexity from it and provide intelligent automated solutions.
• A comprehensive Networking background, who has then moved towards automating the daily network operational and compliance tasks.
• A passion to automate everything, and nothing can stop you from finding a way to do that.

You will:

• Be working closely and collaboratively with expert network architects and great engineers.
• Be a key contributor to drive adoption of Network Automation practices and operating models across all global network teams.
• Be accountable for establishing technical level relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and other teams to define and implement the network automation solution.

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• 7+ years' experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.
• 5+ years of experience with automating network functions through tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform etc.
• 4+ years of experience with writing Python applications to support network automation.
• 3+ years of experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using Git and CICD tools such as GitActions, Jenkins, Harness & Helm charts.
• 2+ years' experience as being part of network operations team.

Technical Skills required:

• Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet etc.)
• Developing Ansible automations to manage network devices (Cisco, Juniper, F5, etc.)
• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.
• Knowledge with python web development (Apache, Flask, WSGI, Docker, K8's, HTML/CSS) to create custom network management tools
• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components ( VPC, RT, TGW, WAN, Shared Services) as well as Firewalls as a Service, SDWAN, SSE/SASE.
• Experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using Git and CICD tools such as GitActions, Jenkins, Harness & Helm charts
• Experience with writing automations for Compliance management, Configuration management, SoT, Golden configs etc.
• Knowledge with Load Balancers viz F5 - GTM/LTM, Cloud equivalent
• Experience in Network automation software, libraries, and tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, Netbox, PyATS, Genie, F5 SDK, etc.
• Knowledge managing Linux platforms.
• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies.
• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products and synthesizing into clear technology roadmaps and strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders, and IT teams.

General networking background expected:

• Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services
• Technical knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on Datacenter networks, WAN, LAN, Network security and Management tools and core network services such as DNS, NTP & IPAM.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering written documents detailing network solutions and diagrams.

Core Work Activities:

• As an individual contributor or member of a project team support successful implementation of network automation projects
• Provides technical input to the overall architectural and operational discussions around network automation infrastructure and tools.
• Act as a network developer to create innovative solutions and write python and Ansible code on daily basis.
• Act as an active contributor in delivering our products in time by participating and delivering work through Agile scrum practices.
• Conducts research, design and implementation of Network infrastructure Automation solutions and build standard practices across enterprise operations.
• Make contributions to other Network automation solutions that enhance the operations and cost structures of the Marriott environment
• Create and make available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions
• Work closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery
• Participate in and suggests improvements to standards configuration, change management processes and practices
• Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects and tasks

Managing Projects and Priorities:

• Functions as a strategic senior technical expert within the department.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Champions leaders' vision for product and service delivery.
• Makes and executes the necessary decisions to keep moving forward toward achievement of goals.
• Provides direction and assistance to other teams regarding projects.
• Determines priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to promote completion of any projects on schedule.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Reviews vendor proposals and selects appropriate vendor for services/technologies/hardware.
• Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new project plans.
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates the quality of operations.

Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders:

• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders.
• Communicates concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand.
• Demonstrates an understanding of business priorities.
• Supports achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

Providing Technical Support and Consultation:

• Provides technical expertise and technical leadership within own and other teams.
• Provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of processes and programs.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of function-specific procedures.
• Applies knowledge/judgment to achieve business goals.
• Foresees, identifies and resolves problems.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job.
• Performs other reasonable duties as required for this position.