Sr. Network Automation Engineer

Position Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Network Automation Engineer to join our dynamic Network DevOps team. This role will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and maintaining our innovative network automation platform. As a Senior Network Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in automating Marriotts global network operations, optimizing network performance, and enhancing end-user experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement automation solutions for various networking technologies including routers, switches, firewalls, WAN, network monitoring tools, and security infrastructure.
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify network operations use cases and develop automated solutions using tools such as Ansible and Python.
  
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline network operations and enhance overall network efficiency.
  
• Proactively identify opportunities to automate manual processes and tasks, striving towards 100% automation of global network operations.
  
• Provide technical expertise and support for network automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and best practices.
  
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, integrating innovative solutions to optimize network automation processes.
  

• 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.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification
  
• 7+ years’ experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.
  
• 4+ years of experience with automating network functions through tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform etc.
  
• 3+ years of experience in building Network test and deployment automation pipelines using project management tools (e.g., Git, Jira, Confluence)
  
• 3+ years of experience in public cloud security (e.g., AWS, Azure)
  
• 2+ years’ experience with Infrastructure automation solutions; deployment, management, and orchestration across multi-cloud environments using Terraform.
  
• 1+ years’ experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git-Actions, Jenkins, or Harness) or security tooling for cloud-native deployments.
  
• 1+ years’ experience with Palo alto firewalls provisioning using automation.
  
• Expertise in Terraform in secure Infrastructure provisioning.
  

• Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet etc.)
  
• Developing Ansible automations to manage network devices (Cisco, HP, Checkpoint, PaloAlto, 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, K8s, 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 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, Pan-os-python etc.
  
• Knowledge managing Linux platforms.
  
• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
  
• Experience with both private and public cloud infrastructure and interfacing programmatically through APIs
  
• A proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
  
• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies with a proven track record.
  
• 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.
  

Lynx offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and welfare benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, paid holidays, and remote working options.