Network Automation Senior Consultant

Our client is looking for a remote Network Automation Senior Consultant to join their team! This is a remote/full-time/4-6 month contract position Salary based on experience: $65-$70/HR

Key Responsibilities

• Understand full-stack architectures, inclusive of Enterprise-driven workflows, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD deployment models, Enterprise Network Orchestration & Automation, Source of Truth, ChatOps, Network Observability, ITSM (ServiceNow), and knowing how open source can lead or complement a given architecture
• In this consultant role, you will maintain frequent client communications, lead interactive discovery & design sessions, and participate in regular meetings to ensure client satisfaction
• Demonstrate humble confidence with your ability to influence client opinions by offering technical recommendations, fielding objections, and responding with knowledgeable suggestions
• Identify project risks and challenges, develop resolution plans, and support troubleshooting
• Track project progress and identify and correct any delays
• Performs peer reviews, provides guidance, and contributes to best practices of code
• Works with fellow Engineers and Managing Consultants to build automation designs, including developing a tech stack, developing proper levels of abstraction, and providing guidance on best practices
• Leads customer calls with technical peers and articulates the pros and cons of a given solution in a consumable manner to executive leadership
• Translate manual workflows into high-level and low-level designs
• Develops well-written technical documentation that documents solutions built for clients
• Quickly adopts new technologies and continuously demonstrates technical excellence
• Involved in the entire life cycle of a project, from assessment, design, development, demonstration, deployment, and documentation of the solution
• Develops software for internal and customer-facing projects

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing, consulting role
• Ability to break down complex concepts and present them cleanly and concisely, for a varied audience
• Ability to make good decisions on usability, such as naming, user experience, complexity tradeoffs, layout, mapping technical solutions to customers' skillsets, etc.
• Comfortable with context switching and working on multiple projects at the same time
• Experience with CI/CD and how it could be applied to network automation
• Experience with concepts around data management, including IaC and Source of Truth strategy
• Familiar with Ansible and/or Python automating networking devices
• Familiar with Flask/Django for creating custom APIs
• Familiar with tools and libraries such as pytest, Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM, Batfish, Salt, Robot Framework
• Familiar with traditional Git workflows for working in a collaborative environment
• A strong understanding of the Source of Truth automation strategy
• CCNP or equivalent networking knowledge

What You'll Bring:

• Passion for customer experience and success
• Solicitude in helping customers throughout their automation journey
• Honesty and empathy to those around you daily
• A focused and solution-oriented approach is necessary to see projects through to completion
• Confidence and decisiveness in moving the ball forward, while being flexible and open
• Ability to demonstrate the latest technology in a way that resonates with customers

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