Sr. Network Automation Engineer

CTG's long-standing Fortune 500 client of over 15 years has a W2 contract assignment for a Sr. Network Automation Engineer. Type: Contract Job Title: Sr. Network Automation Engineer Location: Hybrid (preferred) 1–2 days/week onsite – preferable to candidates within 1 hour of Charlotte, NC or Corning, NY. Pay Rate: Based on experience Work Hours: M-F 8am–5pm Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field (minimum required) Travel Requirement: Potential travel of up to 5% (for Corning, NY candidates), domestic only. Expected as 1x per quarter travel onsite to Charlotte, NC location. Overview Senior-level role focused on designing and scaling enterprise network automation solutions Heavy emphasis on Arista AVD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines Cross-functional collaboration with network, DevOps, cloud, and security teams Opportunity to lead automation strategy and drive operational efficiency Key Responsibilities Lead network automation across data center, campus, and routing/switching environments Build and maintain Arista AVD frameworks (Day 0/1/2 operations) Develop reusable automation artifacts (Ansible roles, templates, pipelines) Implement Infrastructure as Code for provisioning, configuration, and compliance Design and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) Automate testing, validation, and deployment workflows (linting, pre-checks, config diffs) Integrate automation with ITSM, IPAM, and source-of-truth systems Enforce Git workflows, version control, and code review standardsCreate documentation (runbooks, standards, automation guides) Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and escalation support Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in IT or related field 7+ years network engineering (enterprise or service provider) 5+ years hands-on network automation experience Strong expertise with Arista AVD in enterprise environments Advanced skills in Ansible, Python, YAML, JSON Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines for automation Strong knowledge of Git workflows and release management Deep networking expertise (BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN, routing & switching) Experience with APIs (REST, eAPI, gNMI) Excellent communication and collaboration skills Nice to Have Integration with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) Cloud networking experience (AWS, Azure) Manufacturing or OT network exposure Experience with testing/linting/validation frameworks Additional Information No third party resumes will be accepted Drug testing and/or other employment-related inquiries may be conducted CTG will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable local, state, and federal laws All interested individuals MUST be able to work on a W2 Tax basis (no C2C or third party vendors) CTG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer CTG is an E-Verify Company To be considered for this opportunity, please apply directly through our website by clicking the link below or email your Word version resume and salary expectations to JoAnn.Abramo@ctg.com. J-18808-Ljbffr