Leading the development of an end-to-end zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) and automation platform, the full-time remote Network Automation Software Lead will manage a small team of engineers and SREs to ensure automated deployment and validation of GPU network fabrics with zero human intervention. Key responsibilities Own the end-to-end ZTP pipeline, ensuring automatic switch deployment and configuration validation Establish network validation and pre-deployment testing to catch changes before production Hire, mentor, and grow a team while maintaining hands-on involvement in coding and technical direction Required qualifications 8+ years of relevant experience in network automation at scale Proven experience building end-to-end ZTP or device-provisioning systems Strong software engineering skills in Python and/or Go, with experience in production practices Hands-on experience with datacenter Clos fabrics and relevant networking protocols Fluency with modern network automation technologies and observability/telemetry pipelines