Network Automation Engineer

Job Requirements\-

1\. Automation \& Orchestration Engineering

Develop and maintain network automation platforms using industry standard orchestrators (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Python,NSO, SaltStack, StackStorm).

Build scalable workflow engines to automate provisioning, configuration, compliance, and operational tasks.

Implement reusable automation modules, libraries, and pipelines with strong testing and validation.

2\. Data Modelling

Create and maintain data models (YANG, JSON, YAML, XML) for configurations, inventory, and service definitions.

Map network business requirements to logical service models and templates.

Establish relationships between topology, inventory, and configuration datasets

3\. Workflow Execution \& Orchestration

Design and implement multi\-stage workflows for provisioning, change management, upgrades, and rollback routines.

Integrate orchestrators with external systems (ITSM, CI/CD, CMDB, monitoring, IPAM).

Implement task scheduling, dependency handling, and distributed execution capabilities.

4\. Standards, Governance, and Guardrails

Define automation development standards, coding guidelines, and peer review processes.

Implement guardrails for safe automation execution (pre checks, simulation modes, drift detection).

Ensure secure handling of credentials, API keys, secrets, and sensitive network data.

5\. Compliance \& Validation

Automate policy enforcement and configuration compliance using templates and rules (e.g., security baselines, golden configs).

Develop continuous\-validation pipelines for posture checks, drift remediation, and audit reporting.

6\. Inventory, Topology, and Versioning

Build and maintain dynamic inventory systems for devices, services, and configurations.

Implement configuration version control, differential analysis, and automated rollback mechanisms.

Maintain topology databases to support dependency mapping and impact assessments

7\. Zero\-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Develop automated onboarding workflows for network devices (Day 0 to Day 2\).

Integrate ZTP with DHCP/TFTP/HTTP/Bootstrap servers and orchestrators.

Ensure secure provisioning pipelines with validation, patching, and bootstrap config generation.

8\. Frontend Development (Self\-Service Portals)

Build user\-friendly web interfaces for triggering workflows, viewing inventory, and managing automation tasks.

Develop dashboards for compliance, topology, workflow status, and configuration state.

Integrate portals with backend APIs and authentication frameworks (SSO, RBAC).

Key Responsibilities\-

End to end automated network workflows.

A unified automation framework with strong governance and reusable components.

Self\-service automation capabilities for operations and engineering teams.

Consistent compliance, configuration quality, and version control across network domains.

Reduced operational effort through standardized, safe, automated processes.

• *Location**

Chennai

• *Job Function**

IT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

• *Role**

Engineer

• *Job Id**

417288

• *Desired Skills**

Ansible

Desired Candidate Profile

• *Qualifications** : BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING