Sr. DevOps Network Engineer- Operations

Role Overview

To complement our rapid growth, we are actively sourcing for a Network Engineer to operate in a 24/7 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environment maintaining IP Networking components in a production setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner at a strategic level with Enterprise Designers, SRE leaders, and Platform teams to build and implement highly resilient, secure, and multi-tenant-isolated network infrastructure.
• Establish coding standards and write/review sophisticated Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Ansible, Terraform, Helm, Python, and Bash.
• Lead the engineering, deployment, and optimization of modern overlay and container networking solutions, particularly VXLAN, OVN (Open Virtual Network), and Project Calico.
• Design the automation of complex security and traffic management policies across enterprise-grade firewalls (Palo Alto/Fortinet) and load balancers (F5 BIG-IP/Cloudflare/Octavia).
• Embed "Security-as-Code" directly into CI/CD pipelines, engineering automated validation gates for security groups, ACLs, and firewall rules prior to production pushes.
• Engineer robust, automated network validation suites to continuously verify network health, state, and complex routing tables (BGP, OSPF) pre- and post-deployment.
• Drive the adoption of code-based infrastructure definitions and dynamic, living technical documentation (e.g., NetBox, Git Markdown), setting the standard for documentation across the engineering organization.

Qualifications Skills

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Network Engineering, DevOps, or SRE roles, with a deeply established focus on large-scale network design, automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• Expert-level proficiency in engineering complex network automation tooling utilizing Ansible, Terraform, and Python (including deep experience with network-specific libraries like Netmiko, Nornir, or NAPALM).
• Deep design and operational expertise with massive-scale software-defined networks (SDN) and overlays, specifically VXLAN, OVN, and Project Calico.
• Advanced mastery of Kubernetes networking designs (CNIs, Ingress controllers, Service Mesh, Kube-Proxy behaviors) at an enterprise scale.
• Extensive, expert-level experience engineering and automating enterprise edge, routing, and security fabrics, including Cisco Nexus (9k/7k/5k/2k), Arista, Versa SD-WAN, and firewalls (Palo Alto and Fortinet).
• Authoritative knowledge of API-driven application delivery and load balancing across monolithic and cloud-native stacks (e.g., F5 BIG-IP AS3, Cloudflare APIs, Octavia LBaaS).
• Deep Linux internals and networking expertise, including advanced knowledge of Linux network namespaces, virtual interfaces, eBPF/iptables, and kernel-level routing.
• CCIE-level (or equivalent) mastery of core routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN) and a comprehensive understanding of how virtual/container overlay networks map to physical underlays.
• Extensive experience designing and scaling CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and implementing test-driven development (TDD) for infrastructure changes.
• Unparalleled troubleshooting capabilities utilizing advanced packet analysis (tcpdump/Wireshark), NetFlow, and log aggregation platforms to trace asymmetric routing and microburst traffic across hybrid fabrics.
• Proven track record of technical leadership, including mentoring mid-level engineers, leading design review boards, and driving cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Deep telecommunications background, specifically VoIP, RTP, SIP peering/trunking, and Session Border Controllers (SBC), is highly advantageous.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders while fostering a collaborative, DevOps-oriented engineering culture.