Tech Manager I- Network Automation Consultant

Tech Manager I Network Automation Lead will be part of the IT Infrastructure team that Deployment & Operational support for Network, services and requirements across the Flipkart Corporate ,Supply Chain and Customer Support centers. The IT Infrastructure team is also responsible for managing heterogeneous environments & generating metrics related to Network performance, capacity, availability, failure rates, etc. Specific experience with Large scale WAN, Campus LAN, Campus WLAN, Voice network, Data Center networking & Security is must with strong technical orientation & creativity in problem solving.

Responsibilities & requirements:

• Design, develop, and implement automation workflows to streamline network operations and processes, utilizing tools such as Ansible, Python.
• Collaborate with network engineering teams to identify opportunities for automation, ensuring alignment with business objectives and network architecture standards.
• Perform rigorous testing of automation scripts and tools in a lab environment before deployment in production to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Manage and maintain the network automation infrastructure, including version control systems and automation servers, to ensure high availability and performance.
• Develop custom scripts to automate data collection for network performance monitoring and generate reports for analysis by the network operations team.
• Implement security practices within automation workflows to safeguard network data and infrastructure from unauthorized access or breaches.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues within automated processes, applying debugging tools and techniques to ensure minimal disruption to network services.
• Document automation processes, including code comments, user manuals, and operational procedures, to ensure knowledge transfer and adherence to best practices within the team.
• Drive automation within the team and influence others .
• Ability to handle multiple complex tasks in a dynamic environment, with tight deadlines concurrently.
• Mentoring the next layer members in the team.
• Generate meaningful reports to improve the team\'s performance.
• Automation of repetitive network tasks through efficient, reusable code minimizes human error and boosts operational efficiency

Experience & Qualifications:

• 3 -4 Years of overall experience in networking - started with hands on role and played key roles in managing IPv4/IPv6 large scale enterprise networks(Routers/Switch/Firewalls/Wireless)
• 2 -3 years of experience in creating network automation for operations and implementation tasks.
• Strong knowledge on automation tools like Python, Ansible, Perl.
• Knowledge on network reporting tools like Spotfire,Powerbi.
• Good on cloud automation or network security automation.
• Strong knowledge on ITIL process.
• Automation to be the key driving force for the team and network rollout.
• Platform knowledge on Juniper /Palo Alto/Aruba/ Fortigate/Cisco
• Solid understanding of IP/MPLS and Ethernet technologies.
• Experience in IP services (IPv4, IPv6, VPN, Multicast, QOS, SNMP, VOIP, SIP, etc).
• Experience in Wireless technologies (Wireless Lan topologies, 802.11 network security architecture & RF Domain)
• Proven experience in network management & Expert knowledge of network analysis tools.
• Knowledge on scripting languages like Perl/Python
• Worked on Linux extensively and understands all possible automations for the next Gen Enterprise network.
• Excellent understanding of software defined networking.
• hands-on experience with network operations
• BSc, BE in Electronics/Computer Science or equivalent required
• Executed large scale projects during his overall career.
• Should have strong business Acumen.

Skills Required:
Network automation, python, ansible, automation, Network Optimization, Network Operations

Education/Qualification:
BE / B-Tech / BCA / MCA