Network Automation Engineer

Platform & Automation Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform and Automation Engineer with deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, platform containerisation, and open-source automation tools. This role is critical to streamlining IT infrastructure operations, accelerating deployment lifecycles, and enabling platform scalability across on-perm, hybrid and cloud-native environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes, along with a passion for leveraging open-source tools to drive efficiency and reliability in IT services delivery.

Responsibilities:

. Work closely with Solutions Architect, project team, post support team and customer IT team in deploying/implementing modern IT solutions on platform and IT automation solutions

.Collaborate with network engineering and operations teams to define automation requirements and solutions.

.Develop, test, and deploy playbook using automation tools such as Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and Terraform

.Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems

.Document developed playbooks, workflows, and automation processes.

.Document and share reusable automation modules and best practices across teams

.Troubleshoot and support existing automation frameworks and scripts

. Engage in the maintenance and support activities, which include perform troubleshooting, incident response, and patching in a timely manner

. Perform Scripting and coding (Such as Python, Bash/shell, YAML) when required

. Possess strong Interest in implementation and support of Linux-variant, Opensource & Devops/Containers technologies, automation platform, middleware and modernize IT technologies

Experiences in the following areas would be an added advantage:

• Experience with API Gateway, service mesh and/or observability tooling
• Knowledge of security automation (e.g., CIS hardening, vulnerability scanning)
• Certifications such as:
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform