Senior NetDevOps Engineer

Job Title: Senior NetDevops Engineer

Job Code: CUB/2026/SSE/018

Experience: 5+ years

Location: Infopark, Kochi
Why Join Us?

Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and problem-solvingCareer Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancementCollaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment where your contributions are valuedCompetitive Compensation: Attractive salary package and performance-based incentives
Job OverviewWe are looking for a Senior NetDevOps Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD, containerization, network automation, and cloud technologies. The role involves automating network device operations, developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, containerizing applications, deploying workloads on Kubernetes/OpenShift, and integrating network automation workflows with enterprise platforms.The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, along with practical knowledge of Ansible and Terraform. Experience working with network devices such as Cisco, Arista, and Juniper is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for network automation applications.
• Automate network device configuration, provisioning, validation, and operational tasks.
• Develop automation solutions using Ansible/Ansible Automation Platform and Python.
• Work with Cisco, Arista, and Juniper network devices.
• Use REST APIs, NETCONF, and SSH for network device automation and integration.
• Develop and maintain YAML and Jinja2 templates for automation workflows.
• Build, package, and Dockerize applications for deployment.
• Create and maintain Docker images and manage them through Nexus Repository.
• Deploy containerized applications and services on Kubernetes and OpenShift
• environments.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts for Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments.
• Implement and manage CI/CD workflows using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins.
• Integrate application and network automation workflows with Kafka/Kafka Connect for event and data streaming.
• Work with AWS services to support cloud-based infrastructure and application
• deployments.
• Use Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and cloud infrastructure provisioning.
• Troubleshoot application, container, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and network automation issues.
• Collaborate with network, development, cloud, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable automation solutions.
• Follow DevOps best practices for source control, automation, deployment, monitoring, and operational support.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes MUST HAVE

• Strong understanding of Docker and containerization

• Experience with GitLab and GitLab CI/CD

• Experience with Nexus Repository / artifact management

• Good understanding of Kubernetes deployments, services, pods, ConfigMaps, Secrets,

• namespaces, and troubleshooting

• Experience with Helm

• Good understanding of CI/CD pipeline concepts

• Experience with Linux environments

• Good understanding of networking concepts

• Network Automation

• Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform

• Python

• YAML / Jinja2

• Cisco / Arista / Juniper network devices

• REST APIs

• NETCONF

• SSH

• Network configuration and operational automation

• Infrastructure & Cloud

• Terraform – expected knowledge

• AWS services

• Infrastructure as Code concepts

• Kubernetes/OpenShift infrastructure

• DevOps & Integration

• GitLab CI/CD

• Jenkins

• Docker

• Nexus Repository

• Helm

• Kubernetes

• OpenShift

• Kafka

• Kafka Connect

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Strong Kubernetes experience with practical knowledge of application deployment and troubleshooting.
• Good working knowledge of Ansible and network automation.
• Working knowledge of Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building and maintaining enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of containerized application lifecycle from source code, build, image repository, Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment.
• Experience integrating automation applications with Kafka/Kafka Connect.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work across networking, DevOps, cloud, and automation domains.