Lead Network Automation Engineer

cubet· Software
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About this role

Job Title: Lead Network Automation Engineer
Job Code: CUB/2025/SSE/024
Experience: 10 – 12 yrs
Job Location: Infopark, Kochi

Why Join Us? 
  • Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and problem-solving
  • Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
  • Collaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment where your contributions are valued
  • Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package and performance-based incentives

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of network automation and IaC initiatives across enterprise environments.
  • Design scalable automation solutions for network provisioning, configuration, policy enforcement, drift detection, and compliance reporting.
  • Develop and maintain Python-based automation frameworks, reusable libraries, utilities, and tooling (logging, validation, retries, reporting).
  • Build and standardize IaC patterns using Terraform and Ansible (modules, roles, collections, inventories).
  • Implement model-driven network automation using NETCONF and YANG (RESTCONF exposure is a plus).
  • Design Jinja template-driven configuration generation and enforce “golden configuration” standards.
  • Architect and build microservice-based network automation applications, including REST/gRPC APIs, async execution, idempotency, and retry strategies.
  • Expose automation workflows through secure APIs for provisioning, change execution, audits, and compliance checks.
  • Integrate automation workflows with CI/CD pipelines, including approvals, testing, validation, and rollback mechanisms.
  • Ensure all solutions meet security, auditability, and compliance requirements, preferably aligned with banking-grade practices.
  • Mentor engineers, conduct design and code reviews, and drive automation and engineering best practices across the team.
Required Skills
  • 10–12+ years of experience in Networking / Infrastructure Engineering with a strong focus on automation.
  • Strong Python scripting expertise for network automation (API integrations, structured data, parsing, error handling, packaging).
  • Proven hands-on experience with Terraform and Ansible in production environments.
  • Practical experience with NETCONF and YANG for model-driven network automation.
  • Strong expertise in Jinja templating for configuration generation and standardization.
  • Hands-on experience designing and delivering microservice-based applications in the network or infrastructure domain.
  • Solid networking fundamentals (routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, load balancers, firewalls).
  • Strong Git practices and understanding of CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and network changes.
  • Experience owning delivery or leading automation initiatives end-to-end.
  • Preferred Skills
  • Experience in banking or financial services projects, including change control, approvals, audit trails, and segregation of duties.
  • Exposure to multiple network vendor ecosystems (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, F5, etc.).
  • Familiarity with RESTCONF, gNMI, streaming telemetry, and modern network observability patterns.
  • Experience deploying automation services using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge of event-driven automation patterns using queues or streams (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, etc.).
  • Familiarity with Source of Truth concepts and tools (IPAM, CMDB, inventory systems, configuration baselines).
  • Experience with secrets management and secure automation patterns (Vault, CyberArk, or similar).
Soft Skills
  • Strong ownership mindset with focus on delivery quality, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Ability to mentor and guide engineers, establish standards, and improve team velocity through reusable patterns.
  • Clear and confident communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to present solution options, trade-offs, and architectural decisions effectively.
  • Structured, detail-oriented, and security-conscious approach to engineering.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Networking certifications (CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent) are a plus but not mandatory.

Frequently Asked Questions

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This Lead Network Automation Engineer position at cubet was posted on Aug 24, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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