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Network Operations Automation Engineer/Specialist
Mandaluyong City
Job No. atcp-1174863-s386113
Full-time
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
Network Automation Development
- Design and build automation workflows for network device configuration, provisioning, and updates.
- Leverage Nautobot as the central source-of-truth for IPAM, device inventory, and templating data.
- Implement Jinja templates for dynamic configuration generation, reducing manual overhead and ensuring consistent deployments.
- CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
- Develop and maintain continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for network automation projects.
- Integrate source code, testing frameworks, and deployment processes using platforms such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Ensure that pipelines incorporate linting, testing, and automated validation of network configurations.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Adopt IaC best practices using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools to define and manage network resources.
- Collaborate with network and cloud teams to establish consistent infrastructure blueprints for on-prem and cloud environments
- Standardize configurations using Jinja2 and version control, ensuring repeatable and auditable deployments.
Scripting and Tooling
- Write and maintain automation scripts in Python (or other scripting languages) for network device orchestration and data manipulation.
- Utilize REST APIs, netmiko, NAPALM, or similar libraries to interface with network devices.
- Work with Jinja2 templates to create modular, scalable, and easily maintainable configuration files.
Collaboration & Documentation
- Partner with network engineers to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and refine automation strategies.
- Produce detailed documentation, including code comments, wiki articles, and runbooks to facilitate knowledge transfer.
- Engage with DevOps and Infrastructure teams to align on standards, naming conventions, and operational workflows.
Monitoring and Optimization
- Integrate monitoring solutions (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk) to track the impact and performance of automation tasks.
- Optimize automation workflows for reliability, scalability, and security, ensuring minimal disruptions to the network.
Best Practices & Code Reviews
- Conduct and participate in code reviews, promoting maintainable, scalable, and secure code.
- Advocate for DevOps and GitOps principles, facilitating continuous improvement across teams.
- Stay current with evolving technologies and share knowledge of new tools or methodologies
Qualifications
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5-7 years of hands-on experience in software development, network engineering, or DevOps with a focus on automation.
Technical Skills
- Network Automation:
- Proficiency in automating device configurations (Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, etc.) using Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
- CI/CD: Practical experience designing, implementing, and managing pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- IaC:
- Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, or other tools to maintain infrastructure state declaratively.
- Nautobot: Experience using Nautobot (or NetBox) for source-of-truth management, IPAM, and automation integration.
- Jinja Templates: Ability to create and maintain Jinja2 configurations for network automation workflows
- Version Control: Proficient in Git workflows (branching, pull requests, tagging).
