Senior IP Network Automation Consultant

For a direct client of parallel Consulting I am immediately looking for a Senior IP Network Automation Consultant with experience with the following technologies;

the profile

• Experienced in complex IP Networking Domain and with good understanding of Software Development.

• Mentality should be outspoken, hands on but also able to formalise in writing and speaking towards co-developers and stakeholders.

• Able to take the lead in design, development and implementation with a true DevOps mentality.

• Being able to work in a small team and fulfil the whole Network Automation chain process with requirements capture, network device configuration/service configuration (Yang), testing and deployment in a complex IP Networking Domain.

• Preferably trained and experienced with Cisco NSO and/or BluePlanet.

Experience

• Active involvement in recent NFV and/or SDN project(s), preferably Cisco NSO

• Active involvement in projects integrating Network Automation with CRM, Ticketing, ERP or generic BSS systems.

Skills

• Good understanding of IP Networking, Routing, Firewalls, Load Balancers, MPLS etc.

• Good understanding of SDN and NFV setting up VPNs, VLANs, Firewall services

• Good understanding of Yang modeling and creation process

• Good understanding of maintaining a Network Orchestration Service Platform including upgrades and updates of the service and devices logic

• Experience with VM Ware, VX Rail, Cisco IOS, Juniper Junos configuring and automated system setup and management

• Understanding of IP Network Orchestration using NetConf and Yang definitions (preferably with BluePlanet and/or Cisco NSO)

• Understanding of software repositories, quality, releasing and testing (Github, Gitlab, Eclipse, Jenkins, SonarCube, e.a)

• Understanding and experience with REST, Python and XML driven provisioning and control

• Understanding of web services and front-ends and connecting IT services

If this looks like something that you would like to get your teeth then please forward the latest version of your resume along with the desired rate for the function and i will be in touch!