W2 Automation Platform Engineer - Network & AI

Location: Irving, TX Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $74.00 USD Hourly Description:
Automation Platform Engineer - Python and Ansible

W2 CONTRACT TO HIRE OPPORTUNITY - NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

Levels: Mid, Senior, Lead (based on experience)

Locations: Irving, TX OR Chandler, AZ OR Charlotte, NC (Hybrid Environment)

About the Opportunity

We are hiring Automation Platform Engineers at multiple levels to build the next generation of intelligent, self-operating branch networks. This is a modern network engineering role for builders, engineers inspired by how Google, Amazon, and cloud-native teams design platforms using software, automation, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows. You will help shift enterprise networking away from manual, ticket-driven operations toward a plug-and-play, intent-driven, zero-touch platform where infrastructure deploys, validates, and manages itself.

Role Purpose

This role accelerates the build of an enterprise automation framework that transforms the current SD-Branch environment into a unified, standardized Branch architecture.
Engineers will design and implement true zero-touch provisioning, where branch site deployment, configuration, lifecycle management, and validation are fully automated and require minimal to no manual Technology involvement.
The focus is hands-on engineering, rapid execution, and measurable operational impact.

What You'll Work On

Transform existing SD-Branch deployments into a single unified Branch architecture

Design and implement plug-and-play Branch deployment models

Deliver end-to-end zero-touch provisioning workflows

Implement stateful orchestration using Temporal or ORCA

Integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of truth for intent, IPAM, and topology

Establish CI pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions

Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, HCL

Enable automated operational changes using Ansible

Expose automation capabilities via APIs using Apigee

Instrument automation workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus

Deliver measurable reductions in Branch deployment time and Technology support effort

Key Responsibilities

Unified Branch Architecture and Zero-Touch Provisioning

Design a unified Branch architecture that standardizes networking, services, and automation behaviors

Implement fully automated zero-touch Branch provisioning

Enable plug-and-play Branch deployment with minimal manual intervention

Automate day-0, day-1, and day-2 Branch lifecycle events

Automation and Orchestration

Design and implement stateful, fault-tolerant workflows using Temporal or ORCA

Embed retry, timeout, validation, and rollback logic into workflows

Build reusable orchestration patterns for deployment and operations

Source of Truth and Intent-Driven Networking

Extend and integrate Nautobot as the authoritative source of intent and state

Model Branch intent, topology, IPAM, and configuration data

Ensure automation executes strictly from source-of-truth data

CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code

Implement CI pipelines using GitHub Actions

Use Terraform to provision and manage automation and Branch-related infrastructure

Follow version control, testing, and promotion standards

Operational and AI-Assisted Automation

Design and execute Ansible-based automation for Branch environments

Automate configuration, compliance validation, rollback, and remediation

Leverage AI-assisted engineering approaches to accelerate automation delivery

APIs and Observability

Expose Branch and automation services through Apigee

Instrument workflows using Grafana and or Prometheus

Provide telemetry for reliability, scaling, and troubleshooting

What Success Looks Like

Unified Branch architecture adopted for new and existing sites

Branch deployments executed using zero-touch provisioning

Significant reduction in Branch deployment time and manual effort

Technology teams removed from routine Branch provisioning tasks

Clear documentation enabling sustainable internal ownership

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