Network Engineer - Network Tooling, Automation & Observability

Title:  Network Engineer - Network Tooling, Automation & Observability

Locations:

170 Data Dr, Waltham, MA 02451 / OR

55 Bearfoot Rd, Northborough, MA 01532 (Mention preferred location in submission)

Rate - $42/hr. on w2

Employment Eligibility Statement
Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (s) . Sponsorship is not available at this time. Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines . All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Required Skills & Experience

•         Must have: Strong Network Engineering background, with a good understanding of enterprise LAN/WAN, routing, IP networking, DNS, DHCP and network management concepts.

•         Must have: Strong hands-on Python and scripting experience, with evidence of developing network automation, tooling or integration solutions rather than simply executing existing scripts.

•         Must have: Strong API and systems integration experience, particularly REST APIs and integration between network management or enterprise platforms.

•         Strong experience with network monitoring, management and observability within complex enterprise environments.

•         Hands-on experience with one or more of the following platforms, with the ability to work across and integrate a broader network tooling ecosystem:

•         ThousandEyes

•         SolarWinds

•         Infoblox DDI

•         NetBrain

•         ServiceNow

•         Cisco Meraki

•         Cisco Catalyst Center

•         Cisco ISE

•         Experience developing network configuration automation and repeatable automated engineering workflows.

•         Understanding of NetDevOps principles, including Git/source control, CI/CD, testing, and software engineering practices applied to network infrastructure.

•         Experience working with network telemetry, operational data, APIs, and analytics to derive meaningful engineering and operational insights.

•         Understanding of data engineering concepts, including the collection, transformation, normalization, and analysis of data from multiple systems.

•         Understanding of AI/AIOps concepts and how they can be applied to network monitoring, observability, event management and operational automation.

•         Ability to troubleshoot across network, software, API, data, and tooling layers, rather than focusing solely on individual platforms.

•         Experience working within large-scale, complex enterprise network environments.

•         Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with network engineers, software/platform engineers, architects and operational teams.

Desirable Skills & Experience

•         Advanced experience administering and integrating ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Infoblox DDI and/or NetBrain.

•         Experience developing integrations with ServiceNow, particularly across network events, incident or configuration workflows.

•         Experience with infrastructure/network-as-code and automation frameworks.

•         Experience developing CI/CD pipelines for network configuration, automation or tooling.

•         Experience working with structured network data, telemetry, data engineering, analytics or visualization.

•         Practical experience applying AI/ML or AIOps capabilities within network operations or observability.

•         Experience with cloud networking, APIs and modern cloud-native tooling.

•         Experience with Git-based collaborative development and code review.

Desirable Certifications

•         Cisco CCNP / CCIE

•         Cisco DevNet/Automation Professional or Expert, or equivalent automation/software development certification

•         Infoblox certifications

•         SolarWinds or ThousandEyes platform certifications

•         ServiceNow technical certifications

•         Relevant Python, DevOps, cloud or automation certifications