Lead Network Automation Architect

Overview

Lead the modernization and automation of large-scale global network infrastructure as the top technical authority for network automation, deployment pipelines, and critical escalations.

What you'll do

• Design and implement Network-as-Code and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to remove manual deployments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, validation, approval gates, and security/compliance checks.
• Design, deploy, and support Kubernetes networking architectures and their integration with physical underlay networks.
• Lead enterprise network architecture modernization and provide routing expertise across BGP, OSPF, and multi-site high availability.
• Serve as Tier-4 escalation engineer and troubleshoot complex overlay/underlay and performance issues.
• Perform RCA and drive long-term remediation and continuous improvement to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Automate Security-as-Code validation and enforcement before production deployments.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of experience in network automation, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), or Platform Engineering.
• Hands-on expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Git as the single source of truth.
• Expert knowledge of network security and CI/CD automation including automated testing and deployment controls.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking components including Project Calico, OVN, VXLAN, and Kubernetes CNI.
• Hands-on experience with GitOps and CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of Cisco IOS (Nexus OS preferred) and expertise in BGP/OSPF and data center networking.
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls, F5 load balancing, and routing/switching (Cisco Nexus series).

Details

• Location: Delhi, DL, India.