Job Details

Overview

Network Automation Engineer (NIS) - 5866149 role at Knowledgent.

Role location: Menlo Park, CA. Onsite 5 days a week. Travel may be required (amount varies from 25% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements).

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Integrations: Respond to integration requests from clients and stakeholders, ensuring that all solutions are efficient and scalable. Integration ecosystem is based in Network Infrastructure (On Prem, Cloud), Network Health, and Testing frameworks.
• Deployment of integrated systems with high scalability device testing frameworks (e.g., smartphones, VR/AR devices).
• Tool and Service Development: Create (i.e., REST/API services) and refine tools and services to automate various network functionalities, enhancing efficiency and performance in the system.
• Data Collection: Collect diverse data sets and network-level KPIs/metrics across lab networks to support data-driven decision-making.
• Network Monitoring and Reporting: Implement network monitoring and reporting mechanisms, such as IP SLA, to ensure optimal network performance and reliability.
• Utilize Internal Tools: Work with internal tools and multiple DB types: TSDB, NoSQL, SQL, and API/REST/gRPC.
• Reporting: Generate detailed reports on integration outcomes and performance metrics, including visualization dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Unidash).
• Documentation: Document end-to-end solutions with deep understanding of systems to facilitate network operations and troubleshooting, and facilitate handoff to other operations groups (MOP / SOP).

What You'll Need

• Minimum 5+ years of network engineering experience.
• Proven experience in network engineering and automation, ideally with a 60/40 or 70/30 split of expertise across both.
• Proficient in Python, Bash, and working with APIs.
• Experience with network monitoring, automation, and data collection systems.
• Familiarity with adb/idb interfaces and Android/iOS ecosystems.
• Skilled in using data analysis tools and visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (minimum 12 years). If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience.

Bonus If You Have

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).

Professional Requirements

• Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation capabilities.

Note: This description does not include extraneous boilerplate and is focused on the responsibilities and qualifications for the role.