Network & API Engineer II

ImagineX is a tech company that deploys AI-assisted teams to build and secure mission-critical enterprise solutions with our clients – spanning software, cybersecurity, data, and AI. Structured like a software company, not a traditional consultancy, we blend deep technical expertise with authentic values, achieving world-class satisfaction (NPS 82). Our dedicated teams specialize in software, data, and AI across the U.S. and LATAM, bridging the gap between boutique agility and enterprise scale.

We're looking for a Network Engineer II with some coding experience to grow our Atlanta team. Our execution success is rooted in our unique model supported by industry partners and specialists. The ImagineX culture thrives on entrepreneurship, risk taking, mutual trust, teamwork, encouraging change, and empowering our consultants to own their way of working.

As a contractor for ImagineX, you'll follow a hybrid schedule with 2 days in office (near Perimeter Mall) and 3 days remote.  In this role, you'll also be required to participate in a rotating on-call schedule with 24x7 coverage.

• Lead the change, planning, and implementation process for our client's T3 operations activities related to planned maintenance for core wireless components including routers, switches, wireless LAN controllers, and access points with minimal direction
• Participate in scheduled on‑call rotation
• Leverage scripting and automation to streamline operational tasks, improve repeatability, and reduce manual effort
• Use APIs and automation frameworks to integrate network systems, enhance monitoring, and support operational tooling
• Methodically scope, troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex issues in high‑scale service provider Wi‑Fi environments while minimizing customer impact
• Capture configurations, logs, and packet captures as needed for escalation to engineering peers, vendors, or partners
• Partner with Engineering to influence designs and test strategies that improve operational reliability, scalability, simplicity, and standardization
• Translate proposed hardware/software/configuration changes into actionable implementation and validation procedures
• Replicate production issues in staging/lab environments to test fixes and perform regression testing

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
• 3+ years of experience as a Network Engineer and hands‑on experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation and operational tooling
• Fundamental knowledge of Wi‑Fi and related IEEE standards, protocols, and service provider architectures
• Working knowledge of APIs (REST, JSON, etc.) and the ability to integrate or consume network‑related APIs
• Ability to develop scripts or lightweight applications to support troubleshooting, monitoring, and configuration tasks
• CCNA or equivalent networking certification strongly preferred
• Fundamental knowledge of packet‑based protocols such as UDP, TCP/IP (including DHCP, DNS, HTTP), MPLS, and routing protocols such as BGP and ISIS
• Fundamental knowledge of security protocols and authentication (WPA2/3, EAP types, 802.1x, AAA, RADIUS and/or DIAMETER)
• Fundamental knowledge of DOCSIS and PON access and provisioning technologies

• Experience operating large‑scale service provider wireless networks
• Systems Admin experience
• Intermediate knowledge of Network Monitoring Systems and Device/Network Management Systems including SNMP, syslog, and streaming telemetry
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible