Architect – Network Automation

🕒 April 1

🏈 Ohio – Remote

🏈 Ohio – Remote

💵 $120k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🏛️ Architect

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CBTS

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1994

🔒 Cybersecurity

Cloud Solutions • Cybersecurity • IT Services

CBTS is a technology services provider that specializes in application modernization, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity. They help businesses transition to cloud-first environments, offering services such as application migration, management, and security consulting. With a focus on delivering modern technology solutions, CBTS empowers organizations to enhance productivity and achieve transformative business outcomes through expert IT consulting and managed services.

📋 Description

• Architect and develop production-quality Python applications, libraries, and CLI tools for network automation, orchestration, and observability. • Design clean, extensible architectures using patterns such as factory, strategy, adapter, and plugin-based systems to abstract vendor differences. • Build and maintain API integrations (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, JSON‑RPC) with platforms including: Arista VeloCloud, Palo Alto Prisma SD‑WAN, Fortinet SD‑WAN, Cisco Meraki, Juniper Mist, Traditional network OS platforms (IOS‑XE, NX‑OS, JunOS). • Develop internal Python packages with: Proper packaging (pyproject.toml), Semantic versioning, Dependency management, Internal PyPI distribution. • Write comprehensive test suites: Unit tests (pytest), Integration tests, Network validation tests using mocks and fixtures. • Shape Git strategies and repository structure. • Leverage AI/LLM developer tooling responsibly to improve productivity and code quality. • Author and maintain coding standards, architectural decision records (ADRs), and development guidelines. • Establish and enforce code quality tooling: PEP8, Ruff / Pylint, Black, MyPy, Pre‑commit hooks. • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) for: Linting, Testing, Security scanning, Build and release automation. • Define Git workflows: Branching strategies, Pull request standards, Code review expectations, Release management. • Create project templates, scaffolding, and cookiecutters to standardize automation development. • Identify manual workflows and operational pain points, then design automation solutions to eliminate them. • Prototype new tools, frameworks, and approaches from idea through production adoption. • Improve observability by integrating automation platforms with logging, monitoring, and alerting systems. • Mentor network engineers in: Python development, Testing strategies, Code structure, Debugging, Version control.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software development experience with Python as the primary language. • Advanced Python expertise: Type hints, Dataclasses / Pydantic, Async / await, Context managers, decorators, generators • Experience building Python libraries, packages, and CLI tools (Click, Typer, argparse). • Strong testing background: pytest, mocking, fixtures, TDD. • Advanced Git skills (rebase, cherry‑pick, bisect, hooks). • Hands‑on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. • Solid grounding in SOLID principles, design patterns, and clean architecture. • Experience writing technical documentation and developer guidelines. • Strong understanding of: Routing (BGP, OSPF), Switching, VPNs and firewalls, SD‑WAN, Network security fundamentals. • Familiarity with Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, pyATS. • Experience with JSON, YAML, XML, and Jinja2 templating.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities