Principal Network Automation Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$248,000–$396,750 / yr
Posted
101 days ago

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Network Automation Engineer

As a Principal AI/ML Engineer at NVIDIA, you will join our dynamic team to lead the architecture and design of network automation platforms across data centers, clouds, campuses, and enterprises. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building source-of-truth-driven automation workflows using in-house platforms, designing scalable data models for various network elements, and generating deployment artifacts from network models. You will also develop multi-vendor provisioning and onboarding workflows, create automated validation tools, and collaborate cross-functionally to set technical standards and mentor engineers. The role requires strong software engineering skills in Python and Golang, experience with DCIM/IPAM platforms like Nautobot/NetBox, and proficiency in Terraform/Ansible for infrastructure as code. Additionally, you should have a deep understanding of data center networking fundamentals and broad multi-vendor platform expertise, including observability integration and Kubernetes-based testing. This position is pivotal in transforming our IT Networking space to run AI on-prem and build robust infrastructure for large-scale deployments.

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture and design of network automation platforms across various environments.
  • Build source-of-truth-driven automation workflows using in-house platforms and data models.
  • Design scalable data models for network elements like sites, fabrics, roles, interfaces, addressing, and deployment intent.
  • Generate intent-based deployment artifacts from network models for efficient infrastructure setup.
  • Develop multi-vendor provisioning, onboarding, and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) workflows for network platforms.
  • Create automated validation and health-check tooling to ensure compliance and readiness in CI/CD systems.

What we're looking for

  • 15+ years of experience in network/infrastructure engineering with a focus on production-grade network automation.
  • Strong software engineering skills in Python and Golang; experience with YAML, Bash, JavaScript is beneficial.
  • Proven ability to design and deliver large-scale network automation using IaC and API-driven approaches.
  • Hands-on experience with DCIM/IPAM/source-of-truth platforms (e.g., Nautobot/NetBox) for data modeling and API integration.
  • Deep understanding of datacenter networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, switching/routing, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN.
  • Experience automating multi-vendor network platforms via REST/CLI with secure access patterns across various vendors.
  • Strong DevOps mindset: CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab), ZTP/onboarding, automated validation/compliance/health checks.

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