Network Automation Engineer - Ansible & Python

PERSOL Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL Singapore seeks an experienced Network Automation Engineer to design and implement multi-vendor automation using Ansible, Python, and modern CI/CD practices. You will build reusable playbooks, integrate devices via REST APIs and NETCONF, and ensure reliable, auditable automation workflows across diverse network environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on scripting, vendor automation, and modern tooling, with opportunities to optimize provisioning, configuration, and compliance processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Network Automation or Network Engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible Playbooks, Roles, AWX/Automation Controller
• Strong Python scripting skills
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, or Arista network environments
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, EVPN‑VXLAN
• Experience with REST APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, YANG, JSON, YAML
• Exposure to Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker/Podman
• Familiarity with NetBox, Infoblox, pyATS/Genie is an advantage
• Preferred Certifications: CCNP, CCIE, Cisco DevNet, RHCE, Red Hat Ansible

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reusable Ansible Playbooks, Roles and custom Collections for multi-vendor network automation.
• Automate network provisioning, configuration management, software upgrades, configuration backups and operational workflows.
• Develop idempotent, state‑aware automation with error handling, validation and rollback capabilities.
• Automate configuration compliance, drift detection and remediation across network devices.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks and follow coding standards, version control and peer‑review practices
• Develop Python scripts and automation components to extend Ansible capabilities.
• Integrate automation workflows with network devices and platforms using REST APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF and YANG.
• Work with structured data formats such as JSON and YAML.
• Integrate automation with network inventory and IPAM platforms such as NetBox and Infoblox
• Build and maintain automation pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD or equivalent tools.
• Implement automated pre‑change and post‑change validation, testing and configuration verification.
• Use tools such as Pytest, Cisco pyATS/Genie and other relevant testing frameworks.
• Implement approval gates, execution controls, audit trails and automated recovery mechanisms where supported.
• Develop and maintain automation workflows using Ansible Automation Platform, Automation Controller or AWX.
• Build and manage containerised execution environments using Podman or Docker.
• Integrate automation with enterprise secrets management, monitoring, logging and IT service management platforms.
• Maintain automation documentation, operational runbooks and reusable standards.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and continuously improve workflow reliability and execution efficiency.

Skills

Ansible Playbooks

Python scripting

REST APIs

NETCONF

RESTCONF

YANG

JSON

YAML

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Docker/Podman

NetBox

Infoblox

pyATS/Genie

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Related field

Tools

AWX/Automation Controller

Podman

Docker

NetBox

Infoblox

pyATS/Genie

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

PERSOL Singapore seeks an experienced Network Automation Engineer to design and implement multi-vendor automation using Ansible, Python, and modern CI/CD practices. You will build reusable playbooks, integrate devices via REST APIs and NETCONF, and ensure reliable, auditable automation workflows across diverse network environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on scripting, vendor automation, and modern tooling, with opportunities to optimize provisioning, configuration, and compliance processes