Network Reliability Engineer (Ansible,AWS,Firewall)

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Reliability Engineer (NRE) with strong hands-on experience across hybrid and cloud network environments, including on‑premises data centers and AWS/Azure cloud platforms. The role focuses on reliability, availability, scalability, automation, and observability of network and security platforms using NRE/SRE principles, CI/CD practices, and deep API-driven integrations. Also has performed Network domain automation using Ansible Automation Platform

Key Responsibilities (Ansible- Mandate)

• Own end‑to‑end reliability and performance of hybrid and cloud-connected network services.
• Apply Network Reliability Engineering (NRE) principles to reduce operational toil and improve service resilience.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve highly available hybrid and cloud network architectures.
• Perform deep technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex network and security incidents.
• Build automation and self‑healing workflows supporting Day‑1, Day‑2, and Day‑N operations.
• Integrate infrastructure changes into CI/CD pipelines with proper testing, validation, and rollback.
• Define, monitor, and improve SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for network services.
• Partner with cloud, security, application, and platform teams to meet business KPIs and KRAs.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories to automate network device configuration, deployment, and operational activities across multi-vendor environments.
• Hands‑on experience supporting Cisco ACI fabrics integrated with hybrid connectivity models.
• Strong working knowledge of Cisco IOS‑XE and Cisco NX‑OS in enterprise and data center environments.
• Experience managing Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC).
• Practical experience with AWS networking including VPC design, routing, security groups, NACLs, Transit Gateway, VPN, and Direct Connect.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise firewalls: Check Point, Palo Alto, and Cisco Firepower (FTD).
• Experience using AlgoSec for firewall policy lifecycle management and automation across hybrid and cloud environments
• Hands‑on experience with F5 VELOS chassis.
• Strong expertise in F5 LTM, GTM, and APM modules.
• Experience designing resilient application delivery for on‑prem and cloud workloads.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and network changes.
• Experience using REST APIs, SDKs, CLI tools, and GUIs to integrate network, security, and cloud platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 7-12 years of experience across Network Engineering, Network Security, Cloud Networking, or NRE/SRE roles.
• Relevant certifications (CCNP/CCIE, AWS/Azure Networking, PCNSE, CCSA/CCSE, F5) are a plus.