Senior Network DevOps Engineer

About the role

The Senior Network DevOps Engineer plays a pivotal role in Autodesk's global network engineering team, focusing on cloud networking, automation, and infrastructure engineering. The ideal candidate will combine strong networking fundamentals with modern DevOps practices, cloud architecture expertise, infrastructure automation, software development skills, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Improve and engage in the entire lifecycle of a network, including inception, network design, qualification, deployment, operation, and optimization
• Work on implementation of Autodesk’s Global Networking backbone strategic infrastructure initiatives
• Define and drive the technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for Autodesk’s global network and cloud connectivity platforms
• Create and update our network standards and ensure that the network is deployed to these standards
• Establish engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices for network automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud networking
• Design, develop, and maintain network automation solutions using Python, Infrastructure-as-Code, and CI/CD methodologies
• Automate networking related tasks and build self-service tools
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies
• Partner with Cloud Engineering, SRE, Platform Engineering, and Security teams to deliver scalable cloud networking solutions
• Manage an enterprise scale SASE solution
• Evaluate and implement AI-assisted and Agentic AI solutions to improve network operations, observability, troubleshooting, and automation
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Security, SRE, Platform Engineering, and AI teams
• Serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor for networking, automation, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure decisions across the organization
• Participate in organizational objective planning sessions
• Manage relationships with third party vendors
• Cross-train, mentor, and develop teammates while influencing technical direction across multiple teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 3 - 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, networking, network automation, DevOps, platform engineering, or related engineering disciplines
• Strong understanding of cloud networking architectures and hybrid connectivity solutions
• Strong proficiency in Python and network automation frameworks such as Ansible
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code technologies
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure networking design and services
• Able to design, secure, and automate AWS networking infrastructure
• Experience designing and implementing Azure networking solutions including VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS
• Experience building and maintaining automation workflows and self-service infrastructure platforms
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and Agentic AI concepts
• Experience integrating APIs and automating infrastructure operations at scale
• Good level of proficiency and experience with TCP/IP networking, architecture, and core technologies, such as BGP, DNS, IPsec, MPLS, and cloud networking concepts
• Knowledge of firewalls, security configurations, and troubleshooting
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure initiatives and influencing technical strategy across multiple teams
• Proven ability to work effectively within an Agile framework
• Skilled at presenting technical policies, proposals, and designs
• Clear communicator with a positive attitude
• Ability to manage long term, project/milestone-based work with multiple teams

Qualifications

• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks, AI-powered operations, or LLM-based automation solutions
• Experience leading enterprise adoption of AI-assisted operations, Agentic AI, or intelligent automation platforms
• Experience building internal developer platforms and self-service infrastructure solutions
• Experience with Kubernetes networking and cloud-native infrastructure
• Experience with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD platforms
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• Cisco CCNA

Skills

• Strong understanding of cloud networking architectures and hybrid connectivity solutions
• Strong proficiency in Python and network automation frameworks such as Ansible
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code technologies
• Knowledge of AWS and Azure networking design and services
• Able to design, secure, and automate AWS networking infrastructure
• Experience designing and implementing Azure networking solutions including VNets, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS
• Experience building and maintaining automation workflows and self-service infrastructure platforms
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and Agentic AI concepts
• Experience integrating APIs and automating infrastructure operations at scale
• Good level of proficiency and experience with TCP/IP networking, architecture, and core technologies, such as BGP, DNS, IPsec, MPLS, and cloud networking concepts
• Knowledge of firewalls, security configurations, and troubleshooting
• Proven experience leading large-scale infrastructure initiatives and influencing technical strategy across multiple teams
• Proven ability to work effectively within an Agile framework
• Skilled at presenting technical policies, proposals, and designs
• Clear communicator with a positive attitude
• Ability to manage long term, project/milestone-based work with multiple teams

Benefits

Autodesk offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and financial benefits, time away, and everyday wellness programs. Learn more about our benefits at https://benefits.autodesk.com/.

Pay

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $95,000 and $170,610. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range.

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements are available.