Senior Network Automation Engineer

Long Beach, CAfull timeOn Site

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$131k–$186k

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Vast Senior Network Automation Engineer at Vast drives modernization of data center and campus network infrastructure by designing vendor-agnostic automation systems for EVPN-VXLAN fabrics. The role integrates AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate automation and streamline operations.

Responsibilities

Architect Multi-Vendor Fabric Automation: Develop end-to-end automation pipelines to provision and manage EVPN-VXLAN fabrics (Symmetric/Asymmetric IRB, Multi-Homing, Anycast Gateways) operating across Arista (EOS/AVD) and Juniper (Junos/Apstra) environments
Integrate AI Engineering Tools: Maximize team velocity by identifying and integrating AI-accelerated workflows—such as agentic automation testing, AI-assisted playbook generation, and natural-language telemetry querying
Maintain Vendor-Agnostic Standards: Enforce a strict "Network as Code" framework by translating platform-specific tasks into open, reusable data models (YAML/JSON/YANG) to prevent vendor lock-in
Govern Data Models & SSoT: Own the schema configuration and data definitions for enterprise Single Source of Truth (SSoT) platforms (e.g., NetBox or Nautobot) to map fabric intent to live states
Build Continuous Network CI/CD: Incorporate comprehensive validation and dry-run testing suites (e.g., Batfish, pyATS) into GitLab CI/GitHub Actions workflows to review network states automatically prior to deployment
Leadership & Code Governance: Act as the primary authority on automation patterns, defining coding standards, establishing guardrails for AI-generated logic, and mentoring junior network developers

Qualification

ExperienceEVPN & Fabric MasteryDeep Platform FamiliarityAdvanced Code DevelopmentModern Workflow & AI ToolingDeclarative ToolingAdvanced Engineering CertificationsTelemetry & ProgrammabilityContainerizationAdditional RequirementsAbility to travel up to 20% of the timeWillingness to work overtime

Required

Experience: 7–10 years of network engineering experience, with at least 4+ years dedicated to deep network automation and NetDevOps practices
EVPN & Fabric Mastery: Deep technical expertise in underlay routing (eBGP, OSPF) and overlay design (EVPN-VXLAN) across enterprise scale data centers and campus networks
Deep Platform Familiarity: Engineering experience managing Arista EOS and Juniper Junos systems programmatically
Advanced Code Development: Senior-level proficiency in software engineering patterns using Python (utilizing Nornir, Asyncio, NAPALM) or Go to build reliable, internal infrastructure APIs
Modern Workflow & AI Tooling: Practical experience using AI code assistants, prompt engineering patterns, or agentic frameworks to safely generate, refactor, and test automation code
Declarative Tooling: Expert production-tested experience using Terraform, Ansible, and standard GitOps workflows

Preferred

Advanced Engineering Certifications: High-tier milestones such as Arista ACE, Juniper JNCIE, Cisco CCIE, or DevNet Professional/Expert certifications
Telemetry & Programmability: Experience utilizing open streaming telemetry standards (gNMI, gRPC) to monitor and parse real-time fabric state
Containerization: Experience containerizing internal networking scripts or microservices via Docker or Kubernetes
Additional Requirements:
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
Specific certifications, as appropriate

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

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