Senior Network Engineer- Monitoring & Automation- Washington, DC or Richmond, VA

Job Description

Sr. Network Observation and Automation Engineer

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

We are seeking a talented Network Observation and Automation Engineer to join our team and bring our network monitoring and configuration management to the next level. You will play a critical role in building and maintaining advanced monitoring systems to detect infrastructure and application events, ensuring prompt remediation and minimal downtime. You will also help bring us enhance our fleet management tools for our large footprint of network devices and appliances.

This position is located in Washington, DC, Richmond, VA or Irvine, CA and offers a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain monitoring systems that facilitate network infrastructure availability, performance monitoring and alerting

• Utilize various monitoring platforms (ex: Solarwinds, PRTG, Nagios, Cisco ThousandEyes, etc) to ensure comprehensive network observability. Create dashboards utilized by the Ops teams

• Develop scripts utilizing Python or PowerShell to tackle bespoke monitoring tasks and integrate into our monitoring platforms

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate monitoring solutions into existing infrastructure and applications

• Utilize configuration management and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to automate deployment and configuration tasks

• Conduct fault analysis to identify root causes of network and application issues and implement fleet-wide corrective measures

• Manage log aggregation systems, create queries & tools that make it easier for our engineers to troubleshoot issues across the enterprise

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college

• A track record of commitment to prior employers

• 3+ years proven experience deploying and enhancing enterprise monitoring tools

• 5+ years scripting with Python or PowerShell

• 3+ years configuration management supporting a large fleet of network devices & appliances

• Familiar with log query languages such as KQL

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• You are writing your own Python or PowerShell scripts, building modules used in business processes and by other team members

• Familiar with SEIM and Log Analytics tools such as Azure Log Analytics, Sentinel, LM Logs

• Experience with any of Solarwinds, OpManager, Zabbix, Nagios or PRTG

• Experience managing LogicMonitor and LM Logs

• Experience Managing Cisco ThousandEyes

• Experience with one of Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

What’s in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits

• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes

• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 37 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable products and services. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry and for our customers. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

CoStar is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CoStar is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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