Network DevOps Engineer

As a Network Engineer specializing in automation, youll streamline the deployment and operation of core network functions—such as mobile and packet core—across on-premises and cloud environments. Your focus will be on improving reliability, scalability, and efficiency through deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

This role requires strong knowledge of modern networking and automation technologies, along with the ability to troubleshoot, optimize workflows, and maintain high service availability. You’ll take initiative on technical tasks, work independently, and contribute to building secure and resilient network automation solutions.

Key duties/ responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to deploy and test network functions on both on-prem and cloud environments.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code templates (Terraform, Helm) to create repeatable, reliable environments for core network workloads.
• Automate day-0/day-1/day-2 lifecycle management (installation, upgrades, scaling, patching) and reduce manual operations.
• Enhance monitoring and observability with logging, metrics, and alerting solutions.
• Improve operational reliability by integrating automated testing, resilience, and performance checks.
• Collaborate with operations teams to transition manual tasks into automated workflows.
• Participate in on-call rotation and contribute to post-incident analysis and continuous improvement.

Skills Required:

• Experience in configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting enterprise networks.
• Strong foundation in TCP/IP, routing protocols and should be good at troubleshooting network outages
• Automation & CI/CD: Practical experience with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, or similar tools; scripting in Python, Bash, or Go;
• Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience with Terraform and Helm for automated deployments.
• Kubernetes: Proficiency in deploying, managing, and scaling applications on Kubernetes clusters, including container orchestration, Helm chart development, and cluster resource management
• Linux & Networking: Strong Linux administration skills and solid networking fundamentals (routing, firewalls, troubleshooting)
• Monitoring & Observability: Familiarity with logging and metrics tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Nagios, Zabbix, etc.); performance analysis capabilities.

Nice to have:

• Core Networks: basic understanding of Mobile core architecture and protocol SCTP, GTP-U/C, Diameter, HTTP/2
• Experience with open-source mobile cores or automation frameworks used in telecom environments.
• Understanding of high-performance networking (DPDK, SR-IOV).
• Experience building Kubernetes operators or advanced networking controllers.
• Certifications like GCP , AWS, will be plus
• Ability to absorb large amounts of technical knowledge and apply it to troubleshooting and support tasks
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical mindset.
• Ability to work across operations and development teams.
• Clear communication and documentation skills.