Network Automation Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Network Automation Engineer with 5-10 years of experience in network automation platforms. The role involves developing and maintaining automations using tools like Ansible and Terraform, along with creating data models for configurations.

Applicants should have expertise in workflow execution, compliance automation, and frontend development of self-service portals. A strong emphasis is placed on enhancing automation capabilities while ensuring secure handling of network data.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of total experience in network automation.
• 5 years of relevant experience in automation and orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of automation platforms such as Ansible and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain network automation platforms using orchestrators.
• Create and maintain data models for configurations and service definitions.
• Design multi-stage workflows for provisioning and change management.

Skills

Network Automation Engineer

Ansible

Terraform

XML

Job description

TCS is Hiring For Network Automation Engineer

Total Experience: 5-10 Years

Relevant Experience: 5 Years

Skills: Network Automation Engineer, Ansible, Terraform, XML

Date: 2nd July 2026

Interview Mode: Virtual

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.

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.

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.

Standards, Governance, and Guardrails

• Define automation development standards, coding guidelines, and peer-review processes.
• Implement guardrails for safe automation execution (prechecks, simulation modes, drift detection).
• Ensure secure handling of credentials, API keys, secrets, and sensitive network data.

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.

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.

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

• Develop automated onboarding workflows for network devices (Day0 to Day2).
• Integrate ZTP with DHCP/TFTP/HTTP/Bootstrap servers and orchestrators.
• Ensure secure provisioning pipelines with validation, patching, and bootstrap config generation.

Frontend Development (Self-Service Portals)

• Build user-friendly web interfaces for triggering workflows, viewing inventory, and managing automation tasks.
• Develop dashboards for compliance, topology, workflow status, and configuration state.
• Integrate portals with backend APIs and authentication frameworks (SSO, RBAC).