Network Automation / Python Engineer

Job Title: Network Automation / Python Engineer ConsultantDuration: 12 months with extension possible to 18 monthsLocation: Chandler, AZ (3 days per week onsite)Pay Scale: $65-70/hr W2 (Cannot subcontract or C2C)Job Description:Matlen Silver has partnered with a leading global financial services firm to recruit a Network Automation AI Engineer that will be responsible for network infrastructure integration and service designs that enable AI and agentic capabilities across network services in accordance with architectural governance, standards, and policies. This engineer is responsible for enabling AI and automation solutions to interact with enterprise and network platforms through governed integration patterns such as APIs, gateways, service interfaces, and MCP-style capability exposure where applicable. This individual will demonstrate a high level of technical expertise across tool integration, platform connectivity, authentication, and secure service interaction, while also demonstrating the ability to decompose issues or objectives into units of work that can be assigned to other team members.Key Responsibilities:Confirm that business and technology requirements are translated into integration designs, interface definitions, reusable patterns, and implementation guidance aligned to enterprise standards and policies.Lead the design and deployment of integration capabilities that connect AI and automation solutions to enterprise and network tools, platforms, and services.Guide development of reusable connectors, templates, and integration components that improve speed, consistency, and scalability of solution delivery.Review and guide integration approaches to ensure they are fit for purpose, secure, supportable, and aligned to approved architectural and operational patterns.Contribute to the creation and selection of functional and non-functional requirements for infrastructure tools, interfaces, and integration services within and across domains.Help establish secure authentication and authorization patterns that enable governed model-to-tool or workflow-to-tool interaction.Review and guide evaluations of third-party or enterprise tools being considered for integration, onboarding, or broader adoption within the transformation ecosystem.Support maintenance of an integration catalog or reference inventory of available connectors, services, and interface patterns for reuse across teams.Ensure implemented integration services meet expectations for monitoring, resiliency, performance, security, and operational supportability in production.Desired Experience:Experience designing and implementing network infrastructure tools or service integrations in a complex enterprise environments including Cisco and Juniper products.Advanced knowledge of API-based integration patterns, service interfaces, and platform connectivity approaches used to connect tools, workflows, and applications.Experience building reusable integration components, connectors, templates, and automation patterns using Python to accelerate delivery and improve consistency.Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and secure access patterns required for system-to-system and model-to-tool interaction.Experience enabling interactions between applications, infrastructure tools, automation platforms, and enterprise services through governed integration methods.Knowledge of infrastructure service design, interface dependencies, integration lifecycle considerations, and operational support expectations.Experience working across architecture, engineering, platform, security, and delivery stakeholders to align integration solutions with broader technical and operational needs.Strong understanding of logging, monitoring, resiliency, and supportability expectations for production-grade integration services.Experience decomposing complex integration objectives into actionable work items and guiding engineers through implementation activities.Strong knowledge of governance, standards, and controlled delivery practices in regulated enterprise environments.About Matlen SilverExperience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: info@matlensilver.com // 908-393-8600.