Network Automation Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a skilled Network Automation professional to join our Network & Datacenter Automation team in Hyderabad. You will focus on building scalable automation solutions, APIs, and tooling to enhance network reliability, observability, and efficiency.

You will mentor engineers, drive the automation roadmap, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure code quality and operational readiness across the stack.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide engineers for lead role.
• Drive technical decisions and automation roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure best practices, code quality, and operational readiness.

Skills

Python

Golang

REST APIs

Networking fundamentals

Linux/Unix shell

Team mentoring

SQL/NoSQL basics

Tools

Scrapli

Netmiko

Nornir

Ansible

Terraform

SaltStack

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Datadog

ELK

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