Network Engineer – Tooling, Automation & Observability@Waltham MA (

Position

Network Engineer – Tooling, Automation & Observability

Location

Waltham MA (Onsite)

C2C Rate

$50-$55/hr

W2 rate

$30-$40/hr

Role Summary

This is a Network Engineer role focused on modernizing network engineering through tooling, Python automation, API integrations, observability, telemetry, and AIOps .

The engineer will work with tools such as

• ThousandEyes
• SolarWinds
• Infoblox DDI
• NetBrain
• ServiceNow
• Cisco Meraki
• Cisco Catalyst Center
• Cisco Client

Mandatory Skills

• Strong Network Engineering background
• Enterprise LAN/WAN
• Routing and IP networking
• DNS and DHCP
• Network management concepts
• Strong hands-on Python and scripting
• Candidate should have developed automation, tooling, or integration solutions.
• Simply running existing scripts is not sufficient.
• Strong API and platform integration experience
• REST APIs
• Integration between network management and enterprise platforms
• Network automation and observability
• Configuration automation
• Repeatable engineering workflows
• Network monitoring, telemetry, performance, and operational data
• NetDevOps knowledge
• Git/source control
• CI/CD
• Testing
• Software engineering practices for network infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, administer, maintain, and integrate network tooling platforms.
• Develop Python scripts and REST API integrations.
• Automate network configurations and engineering workflows.
• Build reusable automation that reduces manual work.
• Improve observability using network telemetry and operational data.
• Integrate network tools with ServiceNow incident, event, and configuration workflows.
• Apply AI/AIOps for event correlation, anomaly identification, automation, and remediation.
• Troubleshoot issues across networking, software, APIs, tooling, and data.
• Maintain technical documentation, integration designs, and automation standards

Desirable Experience

• Advanced experience with ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, Infoblox DDI, or NetBrain
• ServiceNow integrations
• Infrastructure or Network-as-Code
• CI/CD pipeline development
• Network-data engineering, analytics, or visualization
• AI/ML or AIOps in network operations
• Cloud networking and cloud-native tooling
• Git-based development and code review

Preferred Certifications

• Cisco CCNP or CCIE
• Cisco DevNet/Automation Professional or Expert
• Infoblox certifications
• SolarWinds or ThousandEyes certifications
• ServiceNow technical certifications
• Python, DevOps, cloud, or automation certifications

Most Important Screening Point

This is not a traditional Network Operations, NOC, or monitoring-tool administrator role .

The candidate must combine

Network engineering + Python + REST APIs + automation + tooling integration

A candidate who has only monitored or administered the listed tools, without developing engineering integrations or automation, does not meet the requirement. Candidates do not need expertise in every listed platform, but they should have meaningful experience with at least one platform and the ability to automate and integrate across the wider tooling ecosystem.