Network Automation Manager

Flipkart

Bengaluru/Bangalore

Not disclosed

Work from Office

Full Time

Min. 3 years

Job Details

Job Description

Tech Manager I- Network Automation Consultant

Description

 

‘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

Role

 

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

Education/Qualification

BE / B-Tech / BCA / MCA

Job role

Work location

Bangalore

Department

IT & Information Security

Role / Category

IT Security

Employment type

Full Time

Shift

Day Shift

Job requirements

Experience

Min. 3 years

About company

Name

Flipkart

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