Senior Network Automation Engineer - CCNP level - W2 Only

Location: Round Rock, TX (Preferred) / Remote – 12+ month contract with 12 openings. W2 only. Any work authorization accepted.

About the Role

We’re looking for a senior Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in enterprise network design and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will have CCNP-level networking knowledge, strong Layer 2/Layer 3 design experience, and a proven track record of automating network provisioning, configuration, upgrades, or large-scale infrastructure refreshes. This role is focused on modernizing network infrastructure, improving stability, and using automation to make network changes and deployments faster and more reliable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across data center, remote site, and edge environments.
• Work with Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, switching, routing, and network architecture.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration, software upgrades, device refreshes, and infrastructure workflows.
• Develop automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.
• Integrate network automation with infrastructure platforms using REST APIs, including CMDB-related integrations.
• Troubleshoot network and deployment issues during infrastructure changes, migrations, and refresh projects.
• Support large-scale network modernization and hardware/software refresh initiatives.
• Work with engineering and infrastructure teams to develop scalable and reliable solutions.
• Explore Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI-assisted development tools to improve automation workflows.

Requirements

• Strong senior-level network engineering background; approximately 8–10+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 12 years of overall IT experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• CCNP-level networking knowledge; CCNP certification preferred. Strong CCNA candidates with equivalent hands-on experience may also be considered.
• Strong Layer 2/Layer 3 design and enterprise switching/routing experience.
• Experience with data center, enterprise, remote site, MDF/IDF, or edge network environments.
• Hands-on network automation experience using Python, Ansible, Terraform, or comparable frameworks.
• Experience using REST APIs for infrastructure automation and system integrations (preferred).
• Experience with large-scale network refresh, migration, provisioning, or modernization projects (preferred).
• Strong troubleshooting and network design skills.
• Good communication skills and ability to work through enterprise change-management processes (preferred).
• Exposure to AI-assisted development or Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is a plus.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a network engineer first and automation engineer second. They should have roughly 10 years of real infrastructure experience, CCNP-level knowledge, strong Layer 2/Layer 3 design skills, and hands-on automation experience tied to network provisioning, refreshes, or infrastructure modernization. They should be comfortable with Python, Ansible, Terraform, APIs, or comparable tools, and open to using AI-assisted or spec-driven development methods.

A strong CCNA-level candidate may be acceptable if they have deep practical networking experience, meaningful automation experience, and can clearly demonstrate that they have designed, deployed, or refreshed enterprise network infrastructure.