Network Automation & Reliability Engineer

Network Automation and Engineering Excellence: • Design, develop, and maintain production-grade automation frameworks using Ansible, Python, and CI/CD pipelines. • Build reusable Ansible collections, Python libraries, and RESTAPI integrations for network and security platforms. • Implement GitOps practices for network configuration management, including version control, automated testing, and continuous deployment. • Integrate automation workflows with enterprise DevOps toolchains (e.g., GitHub, Ansible, Terraform, ITSM tools). • Develop automated validation and rollback mechanisms for network changes. • Perform hands-on development, testing, and deployment of automation workflows in production environments. • Act as the escalation point for complex network automation and reliability issues, performing deep-dive troubleshooting and root cause analysis. • Evaluate and implement emerging automation technologies to enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency. Foundational Network Architecture and Operations: • Serve as the SME for core network domains — routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, WAN optimization, and hybrid cloud connectivity. • Provide architectural oversight for critical network platforms including Cisco, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, F5, Zscaler, Symantec, and AWS. • Lead modernization initiatives to ensure high availability, security, and performance across the global network. • Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management to maintain operational excellence. • Establish and enforce network reliability standards, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid recovery from incidents. Firewall and Security Automation: • Develop and maintain automation for firewall policy management, rule lifecycle, and compliance validation across Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Cisco, and cloud-native firewalls. • Integrate firewall automation workflows with change management and compliance systems (e.g., AlgoSec, ITSM tools). • Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams to embed security controls and compliance into network automation and operational processes. Observability, Tooling, and Reliability Engineering: • Design and implement observability pipelines for network telemetry (e.g., streaming telemetry, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow) integrated with Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK. • Automate health checks, anomaly detection, and self-healing workflows using observability data. • Collaborate with SRE and platform teams to define and implement network SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets. • Develop automated testing frameworks for network configuration validation, compliance checks, and pre-deployment simulation (e.g., Batfish, NAPALM, pyATS). • Implement chaos and resilience testing for network automation workflows to ensure fault tolerance and recovery. Cross-Functional Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: • Collaborate with Cloud, Security, DevOps, and Application teams to ensure seamless integration of network services into enterprise platforms and workflows. • Partner with Cybersecurity and Compliance teams to ensure automation adheres to enterprise security and regulatory standards. • Manage vendor and service provider relationships, influencing technology roadmaps and ensuring alignment with client direction.  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, providing clear insights into network performance, risks, and strateclient initiatives. • Mentor and upskill network engineers in automation best practices, coding standards, and tool usage. Governance, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement: • Establish governance frameworks for network automation and reliability, ensuring compliance with internal policies, regulatory standards, and industry best practices. • Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as automation coverage, change success rate, and mean time to recovery (MTTR). • Lead post-incident reviews, root cause analyses, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational resilience. • Ensure comprehensive documentation of automation workflows, network configurations, and operational procedures. Interested applicants please send your resume to venessagoh@recruitexpress.com.sg Venessa Goh Wee Ni R24124686 Recruit Express Pte Ltd EA License No: 99C4599 We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.