Global Relay

Global Relay

Network Automation Specialist - L3 (DevOps)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sponsorship not specified$90k-$120kDetected 47 days ago
JavaScriptPythonBashFlaskGitPostgreSQLAnsibleCI/CDJenkinsLinuxDevOpsRESTJiraConfluenceTCP/IPFirewallNetwork MonitoringCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • The Network Automation Specialist - L3 is primarily responsible for the planning and development of a comprehensive automation framework for network and firewall infrastructure.
  • Explore different network operations activities and identify use-cases for automation

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and support automation and scripting solutions to drive new capabilities, visibility, and efficiency, for network and firewall appliances
  • Build Ansible code for configuring, monitoring, and analyzing network and firewall appliances using but not limited to RESTful APIs
  • Build Python provisioning workflows such as Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), Python Jinja2 template rendering, PostgreSQL inventory and automated device onboarding
  • Design and develop Flask-based self-service portals and configuration management platforms exposing JSON REST APIs that enable network operations teams to safely configure, provision, and manage network devices through intuitive web interfaces
  • Develop troubleshooting and debugging code to identify problems
  • Create meaningful reports and graphs from collected netflow, sflow, J-flow, or IPFIX records
  • Setup logging and monitoring for network devices and create useful dashboards and graphs
  • Participate in the creation of documentation including: Runbooks, how-to user guides & technical how-to support guides, and Method of Procedures (MoP)
  • Proficient in Python (including libraries such as Netmiko, Paramiko and NetConf/RESTCONF), with hands-on experience building JSON-based automation workflows and REST APIs for interface/VLAN provisioning, pre-deployment validation, real-time progress tracking, robust error handling, and full PostgreSQL audit trails
  • We aim to foster an inspiring work environment and support employees' work-life rhythms.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5+ years' experience in a Network Automation capacity with strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript and Bash
  • Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern automation workflows, including CI/CD pipelines, Git-based source control, RESTful APIs, and configuration management systems
  • Experience integrating secret management systems (Secret Server, OpenBao, or similar vault solutions) with Python automation scripts for secure credential retrieval, rotation, and runtime access management
  • Experience with complex enterprise network architecture planning, design, and implementation
  • Solid knowledge and experience in deploying and managing Linux systems
  • Experience with OpenSource software and/or service management tools and applications (OpenStack, OpenShift, Zabbix, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, ARP, ICMP, etc
  • Experience in configuration of Aruba, Juniper, and Fortinet equipment would be considered an asset
  • Experience provisioning, maintaining, and supporting enterprise networks, firewalls, and related dependencies would be considered an asset

Skills

  • Individual pay rates are determined by evaluating factors such as expertise, skills, education, and professional background.

Compensation

  • Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in compliance with British Columbia's pay transparency laws.
  • Individual pay rates are determined by evaluating factors such as expertise, skills, education, and professional background.
  • The range below reflects the expected annual base salary, which is only one element of our comprehensive total rewards package designed to reflect our company pay philosophy, culture and values.
  • Employees also receive annual allotted vacation days, which increase based on tenure.
  • British Columbia - Base salary range
  • $90,000 - $120,000 CAD

Benefits

  • Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • We provide a comprehensive extended health benefits program, including virtual healthcare and a wellness allowance.
  • Paid sick days, maternity/parental enhancement program, bonus, and an RRSP contribution matching program.

Company info

  • For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.
  • Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it.
  • We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.
  • Your role:
  • For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions.
  • We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.
  • Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company.
  • Global Relay is a career-building company.
  • A place for big ideas.
  • New challenges.
  • Groundbreaking innovation.
  • It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it.
  • We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees.
  • To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.
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