Senior Cisco Network Automation Engineer

Penta Consulting; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Consulting in Dubai seeks a Software Automation Engineer to design and deliver Cisco-focused automation across enterprise-scale networks. You will drive NetDevOps practices, write Python workflows, and integrate REST APIs with modern CI/CD tooling.

Join a global team working with Docker, Kubernetes, and virtualization tech to build scalable automation that enhances network reliability and interoperability in complex Cisco environments.

Qualifications

• Strong networking fundamentals and advanced network technologies.
• Proven experience with Cisco Network Automation platforms.
• Expertise in network automation and systems integration.
• Advanced Python development skills.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps and NetDevOps practices.
• Experience working within Agile environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement network automation solutions using Cisco NSO and related technologies.
• Develop integrations using REST APIs, RESTConf, Kafka, and database technologies
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define automation strategies and roadmaps
• Build and optimise automation workflows using Python
• Drive adoption of NetDevOps, Agile delivery, and CI/CD best practices using Jenkins, Git, and Jira
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams
• Work with modern virtualization and containerisation technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, ESXi, and KVM
• Deliver scalable, reliable, and interoperable automation solutions across complex Cisco environments

Skills

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

NetDevOps

REST APIs

Cisco NSO

Networking

Agile

Leadership

Tools

RESTConf

Kafka

Kong API Gateway

Git

Jenkins

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

ESXi

KVM

Job description

Penta Consulting in Dubai seeks a Software Automation Engineer to design and deliver Cisco-focused automation across enterprise-scale networks. You will drive NetDevOps practices, write Python workflows, and integrate REST APIs with modern CI/CD tooling.

Join a global team working with Docker, Kubernetes, and virtualization tech to build scalable automation that enhances network reliability and interoperability in complex Cisco environments.