The Sr. Network Reliability and Automation Engineer function will be responsible for working with the Operations and Engineering Teams around the support and strategic improvement of the network platform using programming and automation tools to streamline network operation, supporting Leavesden and Burbank Studios.
The individual will be evaluating processes regularly to ensure expected outcomes are achieved in the most efficient way along with identifying service improvements and document those improvements to help ensure standards and processes are followed.
Effectively develop and support all WBD network automation and scripting infrastructure and services 24*7 by responding to and resolving all requests and trouble tickets within the stipulated SLA time.
Clearly understand network automation needs across the global network team by partnering with team members to identify new automation capabilities and areas for process improvement.
Ability to prioritize work based on business criticalities and also be flexible to work on ad hoc tasks as assigned by the manager.
Fully understand and adhere to the team’s network standards and procedures both in technical and functional areas.
Maintain positive relationships with all user communities, peers and the management team.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or a related field is preferred
Minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps, network automation engineering in an enterprise network production environment
Additional years of experience in network engineering, network operations, systems engineering or similar roles preferred
Intermediate knowledge and experience using orchestration tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Arista Cloud Vision and or GitHub Actions to write IaC
Modern scripting skills are required
Python preferred
Programming and web development experience preferred (HTML, C++, etc.)
Intermediate knowledge of Linux preferred
Process oriented engineer with strong execution and follow-through skills
Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize self
Strong and consistent customer service and communication skills
Willingness to work a flexible schedule
Strong team member with self-motivation and desires to improve the infrastructure
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills
Must participate in an on-call rotation for out of hours support
Minimal travel anticipated for this position
Must have the legal right to work in the United States.

Senior Network Automation Engineer

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