Senior Architect
Location: Remote (US)
Network to Code bridges the gap between DevOps and Network Engineering. We are a pioneer in the network automation industry. Our mission is to drastically change the way networks are managed, consumed, and operated on a day-to-day basis. We offer a variety of professional and consulting services as well as training on Network Automation, DevOps for Networking, and how the network can be operated with an Infrastructure as Code mindset. Our services and solutions enable clients to better serve their business and the needs of their customers.
A Senior Architect is a network automation consultant who drives organization-wide baseline standards for “the NTC way” for Network Automation Architecture and Solutions in partnership with the technical community. They have the ability to clearly and concisely communicate highly technical concepts in order to be clearly understood by customers and technical peers alike.
A day in the life
A day in the life - Develops the reusable tooling that empowers the solutions that Network to Code brings to their customers
- Translate manual workflows into high-level and advises on low-level designs
- Builds and documents the Network to Code architecture and associated training material
- Advises the technical delivery teams on network automation architecture
- Connect the business needs of the client(s) with technical delivery plan(s); together with the Managing Consultants (MC), you will own the definition of the technical design to meet the objectives and requirements of the higher-level business needs of the customer(s)
- Performs peer reviews, guidance, and contributes to best practices of code
- Works with fellow Engineers and Managing Consultants to build automation designs, including developing a tech stack, developing proper levels of abstraction, and guidance on best practices
- Leads customer calls with technical peers and articulate the pros and cons of a given solution in a consumable manner to executive leadership
- Develops well-written technical documentation that documents solutions built for clients
- Quickly adopts new technologies and continuously demonstrates technical excellence
What you bring
What you bring - Ability to break down complex concepts and present them in a clean and concise way, for a varied audience.
- Ability to make good decisions on usability, such as naming, user experience, complexity tradeoffs, layout, mapping technical solutions to customers’ skillsets, etc.
- Ability to context switching and working on multiple projects at the same time.
- Passion for customer experience and success
- Solicitude in helping customers throughout their automation journey
- Honesty and empathy to those around you on a daily basis
- A focused and solution oriented approach necessary to see projects through to completion
- Confidence and decisiveness in moving the ball forward while being flexible and open
- Ability to demonstrate the latest technology in a way that resonates with customers
What you have
What you have - Experience with in depth knowledge of full-stack architectures inclusive of ITSM (ServiceNow) Enterprise-driven workflows, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD deployment models, Enterprise Orchestration & Automation, Source of Truth, and knowing how open source can lead or compliment a given architecture.
- Experience with the entire software development lifecycle.
- Experience as CCNP or equivalent networking knowledge or deep technical IT knowledge.
- Experience with Git for working in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with developing tools, platforms, or applications for your organization.
- Experience with a configuration management solution such as Ansible, Salt, and/or Python automating networking devices.
- Familiar with making tool, platform, or application selections for your organization.
- Familiar with CI/CD and how it could be applied to network automation, such as pytest, Robot Framework.
- Familiar with concepts around data management including IaC and Source of Truth strategy.
- Familiar with Python.
- Familiar with a creating APIs, ideally using Flask/Django/FASTAPI.
- Ideally in a customer-facing, consulting role.
- Ideally familiar with tools and other network libraries such as Nornir, Netmiko, NAPALM, Batfish.
- Ideally has made open source contributions.
Why Us
Our workplace at Network to Code is innovative, fast, and exciting. We build solution stacks that are rooted in the latest open-source technologies and enable our clients to get more work done better, faster, and cheaper than ever before. No wonder Gartner named us a Cool Enterprise Networking Vendor in 2020!
Our teams are humbly led by some of the most recognized names in the network automation community. We continue to give back to the community through blogs, industry events and open-source software contributions. Although we’re located throughout the world, we use technology to maintain close peer relationships with regular virtual team events and happy hours.
We believe people are our most valuable resource at Network to Code. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, community, and forward thinking. We are passionately committed to leading and shaping the future of network automation; and as we continue to grow rapidly, we’re always on the lookout for talented, innovative people to join our team!
Network to Code is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Network to Code does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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