Network Automation Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking skilled Network Automation professionals to join our Network & Datacenter Automation team in Bengaluru.

You will help build scalable automation solutions, APIs, and tooling to improve network reliability, observability, and efficiency. You will mentor engineers, drive the automation roadmap, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure best practices, code quality, and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and/or Golang.
• Experience with REST APIs and network vendor integrations (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, F5, BlueCat).
• Experience with network automation libraries: Scrapli, Netmiko, Nornir.
• Familiarity with IaC tools: Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• CI/CD tooling experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Strong Linux/Unix and shell scripting knowledge.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Datadog, ELK, Splunk, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers in the automation team.
• Drive the automation roadmap and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Ensure code quality, best practices, and operational readiness.

Skills

Python

Golang

Tools

Scrapli

Netmiko

Nornir

Ansible

Terraform

SaltStack

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Datadog

ELK

Splunk

Grafana

Job description

We are looking for skilled Network Automation professionals to join our Network & Datacenter Automation team. This role focuses on building scalable automation solutions, APIs, and tooling to enhance network reliability, observability, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Additional Responsibilities for Lead Role Mentor and guide engineers
• Drive technical decisions and automation roadmap
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders
• Ensure best practices, code quality, and operational readiness

Requirements

• Strong programming in Python and/or Golang
• Experience with REST APIs and network vendor integrations (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, F5, BlueCat)
• Network automation libraries: Scrapli, Netmiko, Nornir
• Infrastructure as Code tools: Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Strong Linux/Unix and Shell scripting knowledge
• Monitoring tools like Datadog, ELK, Splunk, Grafana

Qualifications

• Preferred Experience managing small engineering teams
• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases
• Strong networking background (L2/L3, routing, switching, firewalls, DNS)
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments