Network Automation Engineer

Tekskills; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Bengaluru seeks a senior engineer blending software and networking to advance automation and observability. You will design and implement automation that integrates with REST APIs from network vendors, build pipelines, and contribute to reliable, scalable infrastructure.

The role emphasizes deep Unix/Linux expertise, scripting, and a proactive, independent work style in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• 38 years of professional software engineering or infra automation experience.
• Strong hands-on programming in Python and/or Golang.
• Experience building and integrating with REST APIs including network vendor APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop network automation solutions spanning software and infrastructure.
• Contribute to and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling.
• Collaborate with network engineers and software developers to ship reliable observability.

Skills

Python

Golang

REST APIs

Network automation

Git

Unix/Linux

Observability

Tools

Scrapli

Netmiko

Nornir

Ansible

SaltStack

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

• Experience: 38 years of professional software engineering or infrastructure automation experience.
• Programming: Strong hands-on programming experience in Python and/or Golang.
• APIs & Integration: Experience building and integrating with REST APIs, ideally including networkvendor APIs (e.g., Arista / CloudVision, Juniper, Aruba, Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, BlueCat).
• Network Automation Libraries: Familiarity with Scrapli, Netmiko, Nornir, or similar network-focused automation tools.
• IaC & Configuration Management: Handson experience with Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform or similar tools.
• Containers & Orchestration: Familiarity with Docker and basic experience with Kubernetes or another orchestration platform.
• CI/CD: Experience contributing to or implementing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
• Systems: Strong knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and shell scripting.
• Observability: Experience with at least some monitoring/observability tools such as Datadog, ELK, Splunk, Loki, Grafana, or similar.
• Engineering Fundamentals: Good understanding of the software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices (version control with Git, code reviews, testing).
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently in a fastpaced environment and own tasks from concept through implementation.
  • Clear communication skills, able to work effectively with both developers and network engineers.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience mentoring junior engineers or acting as a technical lead on a project, even informally.
• Some experience with relational or nonrelational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB).
• Background or strong interest in network design, management, or monitoring (L2/L3, routing/switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS/DDI).
• Experience working in financial services or another regulated, highavailability environment.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of software and networking, wants to deepen their expertise in network automation and observability, and thrives in a collaborative, infrastructurefocused team