Network Automation Engineer

CACI; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Pune

Competitive pay

Career growth

Job summary

CAC International Inc. seeks a NetDevOps Engineer to design, develop, and support automation for enterprise networks.

You will collaborate with Network Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and Product teams to deliver NetDevOps features that improve lifecycle management and automation adoption. The role combines networking expertise with software development, DevOps practices, and containerized/cloud-native workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong networking fundamentals for enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Python development and script automation.
• Proficient in Ansible-based automation and playbooks.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and data formats (JSON, YAML, XML).
• Advanced Linux system administration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with containers and modern development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain network automation solutions in Python/Ansible.
• Build self-service automation for provisioning, config, and validation.
• Create integrations with network management tools, CMDBs, and monitoring.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks and APIs.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and source control processes.
• Collaborate with engineering to identify automation opportunities.

Skills

Networking

Python development

Ansible automation

REST API integrations

JSON/YAML/XML

Linux administration

Containers & CI/CD

DevOps collaboration

Tools

TeamCity

Git

Visual Studio/Code

CI/CD tooling

Job description

CAC International Inc is an American multinational professional services and information technology company headquartered in Northern Virginia.

CACI provides expertise and technology to enterprise and mission customers in support of national security missions and government transformation for defense, intelligence, and civilian customers.

CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide.

Headquartered in London, CACI Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of CACI International Inc., a publicly listed company on the NYSE with annual revenue in excess of US $6.2bn.

Founded in 2022, CACI India is an exciting, growing and progressive business unit of CACI Ltd. CACI Ltd currently has over 2000 intelligent professionals and are now adding many more from our Hyderabad and Pune offices. Through a rigorous emphasis on quality, the CACI India has grown considerably to become one of the UKs most well-respected Technology centres.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled NetDevOps Engineer to join our growing network automation and engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, enhancing, and supporting automation solutions that accelerate network delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce risk across enterprise network environments.

This role combines strong networking expertise with software development and DevOps practices, requiring close collaboration with Network Engineering, Architecture, Operations, and Product teams to design and implement innovative NetDevOps capabilities. A key aspect of the role is working directly with engineering stakeholders to identify, define, and deliver new NetDevOps features that improve network lifecycle management and automation adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Network Automation & Development

• Design, develop, and maintain network automation solutions using Python and Ansible.
• Build self-service automation capabilities for network provisioning, configuration management, compliance validation, and operational tasks.
• Develop integrations with network management platforms, IPAM systems, ticketing systems, CMDBs, and monitoring platforms.
• Create reusable automation frameworks, APIs, and tooling to support enterprise network operations.
• Develop automated testing solutions for network changes and deployments.

DevOps & Platform Engineering

• Manage and enhance CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity.
• Maintain source control repositories and branch strategies using Git.
• Develop, test, and debug code using Visual Studio / Visual Studio Code.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code best practices.
• Automate software validation, deployment, and rollback procedures.
• Support containerized and cloud-native automation workflows where appropriate.

Collaboration with Engineering Teams

• Work closely with Network Engineering teams to identify automation opportunities and operational challenges.
• Liaise directly with engineering stakeholders to gather requirements, define roadmaps, and develop new NetDevOps features.

Operational Excellence

• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and performance through automation.
• Develop monitoring, reporting, and health-check capabilities for network services.
• Create documentation, technical standards, support guides, and operational runbooks.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis activities across automation platforms and network infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience

• Networking
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking principles.
• Experience with technologies such as:
• Cisco
• Arista
• Fortinet
• F5
• Infoblox
• Routing & Switching
• Network Security

Automation & Development

• Expert-level Python development.
• Strong Ansible automation experience.
• Experience developing REST API integrations.
• Experience with software development best practices and coding standards.
• Experience with JSON, YAML, XML, and data transformation.

DevOps Tooling

Hands-on experience with:

• TeamCity
• Git
• Visual Studio / Visual Studio Code
• CI/CD pipeline development
• Source control management
• Automated testing frameworks

Linux & Systems

• Advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in enterprise development and automation environments.
• Understanding of containers and modern development workflows.

Expected behaviours

We have a structured performance management framework which measures continual attainment against key personal behaviours. We believe this is an important part of our success and culture. Joining as a team member we expect you to act as a role model and exemplar against these behaviours which are to be:

• Proactive
• Adaptable
• Flexible
• A team player
• Reliable