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ABOUT PRISM
PRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation within the world of technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer.
PRISM is seeking a Configuration Management Engineerto support a mission-critical program. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the stability, consistency, and compliance of the enterprise network infrastructure. This role focuses on maintaining the lifecycle of network device configurations across all nodes (routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers). The engineer will eliminate manual errors and baseline drift by leveraging modern Network Management Systems (NMS) and advanced infrastructure-as-code automation frameworks.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Configuration Lifecycle & Baseline Management
Establish official baselines for all production network node types across the global footprint.
Perform drift detection to continuously audit real-time configurations against approved gold standards.
Manage configuration backups and rollback procedures to ensure rapid disaster recovery.
Enforce compliance standards by executing automated remediation on non-compliant infrastructure nodes.
NMS Tool Administration & Optimization
NMS platforms (Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText NNMi, OpenText Network Automation and others) for inventory discovery and configuration storage.
Integrate Source-of-Truth systems (Nautobot) with the NMS to keep network topology and IPAM data synchronized.
Configure alert thresholds within the NMS to flag unauthorized manual configuration changes instantly.
Generate compliance reports for leadership and audit teams regarding network patch levels and vulnerabilities.
Network Configuration Automation & CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
Write automation playbooks using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Python to push global changes safely.
Maintain Git repositories for the network infrastructure code, managing pull requests and peer configuration reviews.
Build CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins) to validate, lint, and dry-run network changes before deployment.
Develop automated validation workflows to check network health before and after a change window.
Change Control & Third-Tier Support
Review high-impact modifications to ensure alignment with standard architecture templates.
Provide Tier-3 troubleshooting for complex network outages caused by configuration discrepancies or failed software upgrades.
Coordinate mass patching campaigns to fix vendor software vulnerabilities across thousands of active network nodes.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (SKILLS/EDUCATION)
Bachelor's Degree
IAT Level 2 Certification
Network Automation: Ansible, Terraform, Python, Jinja2 and other template modeling.
NMS & Tools: Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText Network Automation, Nautobot, Infoblox IPAM, Wireshark.
DevOps Workflows: Git, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker.
Core Networking: Solid understanding of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, ACLs, and SSH/SNMP protocols.
Vendor OS Fluency: Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/XR, Juniper JunOS, Arista EOS.
Data-driven analytical thinker skilled at tracking down anomalies in massive configuration text files.
Detail-oriented planner capable of coordinating large-scale automated pushes across global time zones.
REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Active Secret Clearance or higher(Top Secret)
PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
PRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation within the world of technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer.
PRISM is seeking a Configuration Management Engineerto support a mission-critical program. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the stability, consistency, and compliance of the enterprise network infrastructure. This role focuses on maintaining the lifecycle of network device configurations across all nodes (routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers). The engineer will eliminate manual errors and baseline drift by leveraging modern Network Management Systems (NMS) and advanced infrastructure-as-code automation frameworks.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Configuration Lifecycle & Baseline Management
Establish official baselines for all production network node types across the global footprint.
Perform drift detection to continuously audit real-time configurations against approved gold standards.
Manage configuration backups and rollback procedures to ensure rapid disaster recovery.
Enforce compliance standards by executing automated remediation on non-compliant infrastructure nodes.
NMS Tool Administration & Optimization
NMS platforms (Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText NNMi, OpenText Network Automation and others) for inventory discovery and configuration storage.
Integrate Source-of-Truth systems (Nautobot) with the NMS to keep network topology and IPAM data synchronized.
Configure alert thresholds within the NMS to flag unauthorized manual configuration changes instantly.
Generate compliance reports for leadership and audit teams regarding network patch levels and vulnerabilities.
Network Configuration Automation & CI/CD Pipeline Engineering
Write automation playbooks using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Python to push global changes safely.
Maintain Git repositories for the network infrastructure code, managing pull requests and peer configuration reviews.
Build CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins) to validate, lint, and dry-run network changes before deployment.
Develop automated validation workflows to check network health before and after a change window.
Change Control & Third-Tier Support
Review high-impact modifications to ensure alignment with standard architecture templates.
Provide Tier-3 troubleshooting for complex network outages caused by configuration discrepancies or failed software upgrades.
Coordinate mass patching campaigns to fix vendor software vulnerabilities across thousands of active network nodes.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (SKILLS/EDUCATION)
Bachelor's Degree
IAT Level 2 Certification
Network Automation: Ansible, Terraform, Python, Jinja2 and other template modeling.
NMS & Tools: Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText Network Automation, Nautobot, Infoblox IPAM, Wireshark.
DevOps Workflows: Git, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker.
Core Networking: Solid understanding of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, ACLs, and SSH/SNMP protocols.
Vendor OS Fluency: Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/XR, Juniper JunOS, Arista EOS.
Data-driven analytical thinker skilled at tracking down anomalies in massive configuration text files.
Detail-oriented planner capable of coordinating large-scale automated pushes across global time zones.
REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Active Secret Clearance or higher(Top Secret)
PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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