Job Title: Lead Network Automation Engineer
Job Code: CUB/2025/SSE/024
Experience: 10 – 12 yrs
Job Location: Infopark, Kochi
Why Join Us?
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Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and problem-solving
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Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
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Collaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment where your contributions are valued
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Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package and performance-based incentives
Key Responsibilities
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Lead end-to-end delivery of network automation and IaC initiatives across enterprise environments.
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Design scalable automation solutions for network provisioning, configuration, policy enforcement, drift detection, and compliance reporting.
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Develop and maintain Python-based automation frameworks, reusable libraries, utilities, and tooling (logging, validation, retries, reporting).
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Build and standardize IaC patterns using Terraform and Ansible (modules, roles, collections, inventories).
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Implement model-driven network automation using NETCONF and YANG (RESTCONF exposure is a plus).
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Design Jinja template-driven configuration generation and enforce “golden configuration” standards.
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Architect and build microservice-based network automation applications, including REST/gRPC APIs, async execution, idempotency, and retry strategies.
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Expose automation workflows through secure APIs for provisioning, change execution, audits, and compliance checks.
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Integrate automation workflows with CI/CD pipelines, including approvals, testing, validation, and rollback mechanisms.
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Ensure all solutions meet security, auditability, and compliance requirements, preferably aligned with banking-grade practices.
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Mentor engineers, conduct design and code reviews, and drive automation and engineering best practices across the team.
Required Skills
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10–12+ years of experience in Networking / Infrastructure Engineering with a strong focus on automation.
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Strong Python scripting expertise for network automation (API integrations, structured data, parsing, error handling, packaging).
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Proven hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible in production environments.
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Practical experience with NETCONF and YANG for model-driven network automation.
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Strong expertise in Jinja templating for configuration generation and standardization.
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Hands-on experience designing and delivering microservice-based applications in the network or infrastructure domain.
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Solid networking fundamentals (routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, load balancers, firewalls).
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Strong Git practices and understanding of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and network changes.
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Experience owning delivery or leading automation initiatives end-to-end.
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Preferred Skills
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Experience in banking or financial services projects, including change control, approvals, audit trails, and segregation of duties.
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Exposure to multiple network vendor ecosystems (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5, etc.).
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Familiarity with RESTCONF, gNMI, streaming telemetry, and modern network observability patterns.
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Experience deploying automation services using Docker and Kubernetes.
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Knowledge of event-driven automation patterns using queues or streams (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
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Familiarity with Source of Truth concepts and tools (IPAM, CMDB, inventory systems, configuration baselines).
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Experience with secrets management and secure automation patterns (Vault, CyberArk, or similar).
Soft Skills
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Strong ownership mindset with focus on delivery quality, reliability, and maintainability.
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Ability to mentor and guide engineers, establish standards, and improve team velocity through reusable patterns.
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Clear and confident communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Ability to present solution options, trade-offs, and architectural decisions effectively.
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Structured, detail-oriented, and security-conscious approach to engineering.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
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Networking certifications (CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent) are a plus but not mandatory.
