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 w