Embed automated security and traffic-policy validation into CI/CD pipelines.
Lead documentation, design reviews, technical mentoring, and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
Requirements
8+ years of progressive experience in Network Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles focused on large-scale network design, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Expert proficiency with Ansible, Terraform, Python, and network automation libraries such as Netmiko, Nornir, or NAPALM.
Deep expertise in software-defined networking, overlays, VXLAN, OVN, and Project Calico.
Advanced enterprise Kubernetes networking knowledge, including CNIs, ingress controllers, service mesh, and Kube-Proxy behavior.
Extensive experience with Cisco Nexus, Arista, Versa SD-WAN, Palo Alto, and Fortinet environments.
Strong knowledge of F5 BIG-IP, Cloudflare APIs, Octavia LBaaS, Linux networking, network namespaces, virtual interfaces, eBPF, iptables, and kernel-level routing.
CCIE-level or equivalent mastery of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and EVPN, including physical underlay and virtual overlay mapping.
Experience designing and scaling CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions and applying test-driven development to infrastructure changes.
Advanced packet analysis and troubleshooting experience with tcpdump, Wireshark, NetFlow, and log aggregation platforms.