Senior Network Automation Engineer Jobs in Tennessee

As a Senior Network Development Engineer, you will provide the technical engineering expertise behind that delivery. You will work across the lifecycle of circuits, fiber, wavelengths, Internet connectivity, backbone infrastructure, and data center interconnects. You will partner closely with Program Managers, OCI network engineering teams, and external network providers to translate network requirements into deployable solutions, validate that delivered infrastructure meets those requirements, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive connectivity through production readiness.
This role combines strong network engineering fundamentals with hands-on infrastructure delivery, troubleshooting, supplier engagement, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do

• Provide technical leadership for the delivery and activation of network connectivity supporting OCI regions, AI infrastructure, capacity expansion, and strategic network deployments.
• Translate network designs and engineering requirements into technical requirements for carriers, fiber providers, ISPs, colocation providers, and other infrastructure partners.
• Support the delivery of carrier circuits, dark fiber, lit fiber, wavelengths, optical transport, Internet transit, peering, backbone connectivity, cross-connects, and data center interconnects.
• Review connectivity requirements, designs, demarcation points, handoffs, physical paths, optics, interfaces, capacity, and technical dependencies before implementation.
• Validate delivered infrastructure against OCI engineering requirements before operational handoff.
• Troubleshoot Layer 1 through Layer 3 connectivity issues across fiber, optics, transport, Ethernet, routing, and provider networks.
• Perform or support circuit acceptance, fiber validation, optical testing, turn-up, activation, and remediation.
• Diagnose complex connectivity issues and coordinate technical resolution across OCI engineering teams, data center teams, and external providers.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for supplier delivery and activation issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective actions for recurring technical and delivery failures.
• Partner with Program Managers to identify technical risks, dependencies, blockers, and recovery options.
• Develop and improve technical standards, Methods of Procedure, runbooks, acceptance criteria, and operational documentation.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews and provide feedback based on delivery and operational experience.
• Work with suppliers and internal engineering teams to improve installation quality, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and activation readiness.
• Use existing automation and develop scripts where appropriate to simplify repetitive engineering, validation, data analysis, and troubleshooting tasks.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate troubleshooting, analysis, documentation, scripting, and operational workflows while applying sound engineering judgment and validating outputs.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to raising technical standards across NAT.

Critical Focus Areas

• Carrier and service provider networking
• Dark fiber, lit fiber, and optical transport
• DWDM and wavelength services
• Internet transit and peering
• Backbone and data center connectivity
• Circuit delivery, turn-up, and acceptance
• Structured cabling, cross-connects, optics, and fiber
• Layer 1 through Layer 3 troubleshooting
• Supplier technical engagement
• Network readiness and operational handoff
• Root cause analysis and remediation
• Network automation and AI-assisted engineering

Qualifications

• Experience working in a hyperscale cloud, ISP, telecommunications provider, data center, or large-scale enterprise networking environment.
• Strong understanding of Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 networking.
• Deep knowledge of at least two networking protocols or technologies, including BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, TCP/IP, Ethernet, optical networking, Internet, or backbone networking.
• Experience operating or supporting large-scale network environments.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting network connectivity across physical infrastructure, optics, Ethernet, routing, and provider networks.
• Understanding of fiber infrastructure, structured cabling, cross-connects, optical transceivers, and physical network troubleshooting.
• Experience with Internet connectivity, peering, backbone networking, or service provider networks.
• Ability to read and understand network diagrams, engineering designs, technical requirements, and implementation documentation.
• Experience working across technical teams to identify root cause and drive complex network issues to resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently on defined technical objectives while coordinating effectively with Program Managers, engineering teams, operations teams, and suppliers.
• Experience with scripting or programming, preferably Python, or another scripting or compiled language.
• Understanding of network automation concepts and ability to leverage existing automation and tooling in day-to-day engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with carrier circuit provisioning, turn-up, testing, or acceptance.
• Experience with dark fiber, lit fiber, DWDM, wavelengths, metro networks, or long-haul connectivity.
• Experience with OTDR, optical power measurements, fiber characterization, or other fiber acceptance and troubleshooting methods.
• Experience working directly with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, fiber providers, or colocation providers.
• Familiarity with commodity Ethernet platforms, including Broadcom and NVIDIA/Mellanox-based hardware.
• Familiarity with YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, telemetry, and model-driven networking.
• Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure deployments.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools to improve troubleshooting, analysis, documentation, or scripting.
• Experience developing technical acceptance criteria, MOPs, runbooks, or infrastructure standards.

Engineering Mindset
We value engineers who combine strong technical fundamentals with practical delivery judgment, clear communication, and a continuous improvement mindset. AI-assisted engineering tools and automation are encouraged to accelerate work, but engineering quality, reliability, and sound judgment remain the standard.
Qualifications
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
8 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field AND 4 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development
OR
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field. AND 2 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development.
Job Skills:
Same skills as prior level plus;
Cloud Architecture Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of cloud architecture, including designing scalable, reliable, and performant cloud services.
Network Security Demonstrated experience securing enterprise networks with modern security controls and monitoring tools.
Vendor Management Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of vendor management, including communicating with vendors, monitoring service levels, and partnering to resolve issues.
Preferred Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
9 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development
OR
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field AND 5 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development
OR
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field AND 3 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development
OR
Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or related field AND 1 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development.
OCI/AWS or other Similar Cloud Associate:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certification within 6 months of hire.
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