Lead Network Automation

Tata Consultancy Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Network Automation Specialist to identify and prioritise automation opportunities across network planning, design, build, testing, change and operations. You will translate network processes into automation workflows, define roadmaps, and drive reusable patterns.

You will collaborate with network SMEs, architecture, security, operations, platform and engineering teams, validate technical feasibility of use cases, and ensure governance, rollback, and

Qualifications

• Strong telecom network knowledge across Core, Transport, Telco Cloud, IT Infrastructure, or Network Operations.
• Experience in network automation strategy, orchestration, and process transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management and process-documentation skills.
• Understanding of APIs, workflow engines, OSS/ITSM integration, and automation governance.
• Exposure to intent-based automation, autonomous networks, or Agentic AI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise automation opportunities across network planning, design, build, testing, change, and operations.
• Translate network processes into automation workflows, rules, guardrails, and acceptance criteria.
• Define network automation roadmaps, reusable patterns, and cross-domain backlogs.
• Drive closed-loop automation with approval controls, exception handling, rollback, and auditability.
• Collaborate with network SMEs, architecture, security, operations, platform, and engineering teams.
• Validate the technical feasibility and domain accuracy of automation use cases.

Skills

Telecom network knowledge

Network automation strategy

Stakeholder management

APIs & OSS/ITSM integration

Intent-based automation exposure

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise automation opportunities across network planning, design, build, testing, change, and operations.
• Translate network processes into automation workflows, rules, guardrails, and acceptance criteria.
• Define network automation roadmaps, reusable patterns, and cross-domain backlogs.
• Drive closed-loop automation with approval controls, exception handling, rollback, and auditability.
• Collaborate with network SMEs, architecture, security, operations, platform, and engineering teams.
• Validate the technical feasibility and domain accuracy of automation use cases.

Required Skills

• Strong telecom network knowledge across Core, Transport, Telco Cloud, IT Infrastructure, or Network Operations.
• Experience in network automation strategy, orchestration, and process transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management and process-documentation skills.
• Understanding of APIs, workflow engines, OSS/ITSM integration, and automation governance.
• Exposure to intent-based automation, autonomous networks, or Agentic AI is preferred.