Position Details

Salary $165K – $195K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field

Category Networking & Telecom

About this role

Director-level role leading network automation, provisioning, and orchestration across a modern fiber network with a focus on AI-driven operations and 'Network as Code'.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Productized Automation: drive scalable automation for BNG provisioning and Radius workflows
Establish coding standards and CI/CD for network logic
Manage NetBox migrations and data governance
Mentor automation engineers
Develop AI-driven provisioning models

Technical Overview

Expertise in Linux, Kubernetes, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), NetBox plugins, and API frameworks; experience with MAAS/Proxmox/OpenStack for infrastructure provisioning; dealing with BNG and voice integration in telecom environments.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced director-level network automation leader with 8+ years in software development or DevOps, strong Linux/Kubernetes/Terraform/Ansible background, and a track record shipping production-grade internal platforms in telecom/ISP environments.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceElectrical EngineeringNetwork EngineeringInformation Systemsor a related technical fieldMinimum of eight (8) years’ experience software developmentDevOpsor network automationMinimum of three (3) years’ experience in a formal engineering management or director-level roleA track record of shipping production-grade software and managing the long-term maintenance of internal platforms

Nice-to-Have Skills

Django/FastAPI for building internal service portalsDeep familiarity with API design (REST/gRPC) and specialized image pipelines (MAAS)Background in Telecom or ISP environmentsspecifically regarding BNG and Voice integration

Tools & Platforms

NetBoxDjangoFastAPIMAASProxmoxOpenStackKubernetesTerraformAnsibleSaltPython

Required Skills

LinuxKubernetesPythonAnsibleTerraformOpenStackNetBoxRESTgRPCDjango/FastAPI

Hard Skills

LinuxKubernetesHelmKafkaPythonAnsibleSaltTerraformMAASProxmox/OpenStackNetBox pluginsCustom API frameworksREST/gRPCDjango/FastAPI

Soft Skills

independent workerleadershipmentoringcommunicationmultitasking

Industry & Role

Industry Telecom

Job Function Lead architectural direction and execution of network automation across Ziply Fiber’s infrastructure

Role Subtype Network Automation Director

Tech Domains Linux, Kubernetes, Python, Ansible, Terraform, OpenStack, NetBox, REST, gRPC

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Lack of 8+ years in software/DevOps/network automation, No experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or NetBox, No experience in telecom/ISP environments

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