Network Engineer Specialist

Network Engineer Specialist Location: Onsite (Hybrid) in McLean, VA on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Duration: 6 to 12 Months Years of experience: 15+Must Haves: Must have hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP & Python scripting, UNIX/ Linux, Familiarity with GIT, Jenkins, and other Dev Ops tools Interview information:Rounds: Single round Duration: 60 minutes Additional Notes: MS Teams, Video Mandatory The team is Enterprise Network Services. The candidate will be part of the network development team. The main responsibility is to automate network functions like DNS changes. The candidate must have a background in networking. Must also have familiarity with remediation of configurations. Candidate must have solid expertise in Python scripting, and Ansible and familiarity with networks and network platforms. E.g., CISCO, Palo Alto, Arista, Infoblox etc. Excellent knowledge and experience in Ansible. Playbooks will need to be written from scratch. Must have experience in JSON and Pandas. CISCO pyATS and similar tools are nice to have. Other responsibilities will include remediation of internal audit findings and automation of manual processes. Candidate must have an understanding and experience with manual processes and experience in automating those processes.80% of the role is scripting and automation of network components. Understanding of Cloud is a big plus. Qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Must Haves: Must have hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP & Python scripting, UNIX/ Linux, Familiarity with GIT, Jenkins, and other Dev Ops tools 7+ years of experience using Ansible and Python for network or system automation. Hands-on experience with Ansible Tower/AAP.The candidate should be able to walk through any Ansible and Python scripting they have done, displaying and articulating clearly the algorithm of the code. Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, IDE, and Dev Ops tools. Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux. Knowledge of network configuration management and monitoring is plus. Design and document automation scripts and procedures Best Regards, Kevin Smith | PH: 224-296-3545 | kevin@navtechusa.com| kevinsmithrecruiter 2015@gmail.com Lead Technical Recruiter |NAVTECH INC