Remote | Network Data & Automation Engineer — $40–$60/hour

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced network engineers with Level 3, Tier 3, or principal support experience, strong scripting ability, enterprise infrastructure troubleshooting expertise, and interest in how network data supports intelligent infrastructure systems.

This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on network data review, enterprise infrastructure analysis, telemetry and log interpretation, anomaly classification, scripting, data transformation, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will review real-world data from deployed networks, analyze network behaviors, and help prepare structured network data for large-scale data and machine learning workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Professionals in this role may contribute to:

Network Data Review & Issue Analysis

• Review real-world data from deployed networks, including logs, configurations, telemetry, event streams, and related infrastructure data
• Label, classify, and analyze network behaviors, issues, anomalies, and recurring patterns
• Interpret logs, events, time-series metrics, packet captures, and troubleshooting evidence
• Apply Level 3 or Tier 3 troubleshooting judgment to identify root causes, stability issues, and meaningful network signals

Scripting & Data Transformation

• Write scripts or tools to process, clean, redact, classify, and transform network data
• Use Python, Bash, Ansible, PowerShell, or similar tools for log processing, compliance checks, monitoring support, configuration audits, or data preparation
• Help define schemas and structure for large-scale network data pipelines
• Support high-quality data preparation so raw infrastructure data can be used effectively in machine learning systems

Enterprise Network Support Expertise

• Apply hands-on experience with enterprise networks, including switches, access points, firewalls, and related infrastructure
• Work from real support scenarios involving outages, final escalations, RCAs, on-call troubleshooting, and stability issues
• Analyze end-customer network environments across industries such as retail, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, universities, hospitality, or similar sectors
• Collaborate with project teams to improve data quality, usability, and technical accuracy

Ideal Profile

Strong candidates may have:

• Current or recent experience as a Level 3, Tier 3, Principal Support Engineer, senior network support engineer, or comparable enterprise network specialist
• Hands-on experience keeping enterprise infrastructure online and stable through final escalations, RCAs, outage troubleshooting, and complex support cases
• Experience with end-customer enterprise networks involving switches, access points, firewalls, wireless infrastructure, routing, switching, or security appliances
• Scripting experience using Python, Bash, Ansible, PowerShell, or similar tools for network support, log processing, monitoring, configuration audits, or pipeline tooling
• Comfort interpreting logs, events, telemetry, packet captures, and time-series metrics
• Interest in how raw infrastructure data becomes input for machine learning and autonomous networking systems
• Ability to work independently in a remote, project-based environment

Educational Background

• Academic backgrounds in network engineering, computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, data engineering, electrical engineering, or related technical fields may be relevant
• Equivalent hands-on enterprise network support experience may be especially valuable
• Professional certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE, Aruba, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or comparable networking certifications may be helpful depending on project scope

Nice to Have

• Experience automating network support tasks or working with data pipelines
• Familiarity with telemetry systems, syslog, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow, Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, or related observability tools
• Experience with log redaction, compliance checks, monitoring automation, configuration validation, or large-scale network data preparation
• Exposure to ML-ready data pipelines, infrastructure analytics, or autonomous networking concepts
• Availability for full-time project commitment depending on project scope

Why This Opportunity

• Apply enterprise network engineering and scripting expertise to structured remote consulting work
• Contribute to high-quality network data review, anomaly classification, and infrastructure data preparation
• Work on assignments aligned with Level 3/Tier 3 support, enterprise troubleshooting, scripting, and data pipeline experience
• Use your practical network judgment to help transform raw infrastructure data into structured, usable technical data
• Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling
• Eligible professionals should be based in the United States depending on project needs
• San Francisco, CA onsite collaboration may be preferred depending on project requirements
• Full-time commitment depending on project scope
• Competitive rates between $40–$60 per hour depending on expertise and project scope
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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