Network Automation Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. in Kolkata, India seeks skilled Network Automation professionals to join the Network & Datacenter Automation team.

The role focuses on building scalable automation solutions, APIs, and tooling to enhance network reliability, observability, and efficiency. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving automation roadmap, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring best practices and operational readiness with tools like Scrapli, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• - Proficient programming in Python and/or Golang to build automation solutions.
• - Strong Linux/Unix and shell scripting knowledge for automation tasks.
• - Solid networking background (L2/L3, routing, switching, firewalls).
• - Experience with REST APIs and network vendor integrations (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, F5, BlueCat).
• - Familiarity with IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack) and container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• - Exposure to CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and observability tools (Datadog, ELK, Splunk, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide engineers on automation practices.
• Drive technical decisions and automation roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions.
• Ensure best practices, code quality, and operational readiness.

Skills

Python

Golang

Linux/Unix

Shell scripting

Networking fundamentals

SQL/NoSQL databases

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