Network Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

Network Automation & Development

. Design, build, and maintain network automation frameworks to streamline provisioning, configuration, compliance, and lifecycle operations.

. Develop automation using Python, Ansible, REST/NETCONF/NMI APIs, and YAML.

. Implement Infrastructure as Code using:

o Ansible Tower / AWX

o GitLab repositories

o Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines

o CyberArk Vault for secure credential and secrets handling.

. Establish coding standards, documentation practices, and reusable automation modules.

Architecture, Governance & Best Practices

. Translate business requirements into scalable network automation architecture.

. Define automation governance, templates, naming standards, and deployment guidelines.

. Conduct code reviews and enforce security, compliance, and audit rules.

. Recommend enhancements and assess emerging technologies.

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Experience in the following Network automation:

NX OS & Catalyst Deployment

. Provision devices using provided templates:

o Interfaces, VLANs, IPs, hardening constructs

o HSRP, LACP port channels

o ACLs

o Static & dynamic routing (OSPF/BGP)

. Perform automated validation and compliance checks.

Network Health Monitoring, Logs & Troubleshooting

. Automated health checks (fabric topology, device status, endpoint connectivity).

. Fault detection & remediation for NX-OS/Catalyst

. Collect diagnostic logs & performance data for RCA.

. Automate network devices backup with version control.

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Required Qualifications

. At least 5 years of enterprise networking & automation experience.

. Proficiency with:

o Ansible, YAML, Python

o Ansible Tower / AWX

o GitLab version control

o Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines

o CyberArk Vault

. Deep expertise in:

o Cisco NX OS, Cisco Catalyst

o Layer 2/3 technologies including OSPF, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, STP, HSRP, LACP, ACLs

o APIs (REST, NETCONF, gNMI), YANG models

. Hands-on in automation validation and test-driven deployment.

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Preferred Qualifications

. Cisco CCNP, CCIE Professional

. Red Hat Ansible Tower / Terraform Certified (optional)

. Cloud experience (AWS/Azure) (optional)

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Soft Skills

. Good communication and technical documentation skills

. Analytical and detail-oriented