Senior Consultant – Ansible for Networking

Lead the design, development, and deployment of Ansible for Networking solutions across Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, and other platforms. Develop custom Ansible playbooks to automate device provisioning, configuration management, compliance enforcement, and operational workflows. Integrate Ansible Automation Platform with source control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow), and inventory systems. Collaborate with DevOps, NetOps, and Security teams to define automation standards and infrastructure-as-code practices. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and training on Ansible for internal teams and client stakeholders. Perform proof-of-concepts, demos, and workshops to support pre-sales and architectural planning. Troubleshoot Ansible execution issues across diverse network environments and contribute to playbook optimization.