Consultant System Engineer- Network Automation Engineer
Jersey City, NJ

Job Description

Job Description:

Participates in design, development and implementation of systems engineering activities, to include OS technical support, systems programming and data center capabilities. Responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities. Assists in establishment of input/output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystems design and integration of total system. Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource; provides tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor. Will not have direct reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations. Provides input on staffing, budget and personnel. Typically 5 or more years of systems engineering experience.

The Chief Technology Organization:

* Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
* Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to perform their jobs successfully.
* Wants to be a great place for people to work and strives to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
* Provides continuous training and development opportunities to help employees achieve their career goals, whatever their background or experience.
* Is committed to advancing our tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve our clients and their evolving business needs.
* Believes in responsible growth and is dedicated to supporting our communities by connecting them to the lending, investing and giving them what they need to remain vibrant and vital.

LOB Job Description:

As a Network Automation Engineer, you will combine your skill sets of network engineering, automation, and software development in a unique way to deliver stable and strategic automation solutions. You will serve as the bridge between our network product engineers and our software developers to make this possible.

Required Skills:

Understanding of data center, people building, and backbone network design, products, and protocols

* Experience configuring routers and switches in production environments
* Ability to document a complex process, split it logically it into subtasks, and turn it into requirements for developers to implement
* Experience testing network infrastructure (e.g. routers, switches) APIs in lab/POC environments, documenting results, and working with vendors to address deficiencies
* Experience automating network configuration deployment using modern scripting languages (e.g. JavaScript, Python)
* Aversion to doing anything manually more than once

Desired Skills:

Experience with network virtualization/ SDN (VMware NSX,VRA ,VRO) Experience with YANG modeling and NETCONF

* Experience with network automation tools/platforms (e.g. Cisco NSO, Ansible, NAPALM)
* Experience designing large networks (e.g. gathering business requirements, developing standards and best practices, conveying design intent to implementation and support teams)
* Experience designing network infrastructure deployment orchestration using inventory-backed processes, canonical design definitions, and no operator intervention in steady state
* Comfortable providing feature requests to vendors in a constructive and informative manner
* Intermediate or greater level experience with Node.js

Posting Date: 07/01/2019

Location: Jersey City, NJ, 101 HUDSON ST (NJ2101), Richardson, TX, BUILDING C, 2380 PERFORMANCE DR, - United States

Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

Full / Part-time: Full time

Hours Per Week: 40

Shift: 1st shift