Become a Network Automation Engineer

Network Automation Engineers are the experts who use programming and automation tools to streamline network operations. They are often involved in all phases of operations, including design, develop, configure, implement, and test.

Become a Network Automation Engineer

Network Automation Engineers are the experts who use programming and automation tools to streamline network operations. They are often involved in all phases of operations, including design, develop, configure, implement, and test.

Become a Network Automation Engineer

Network Automation Engineers are the experts who use programming and automation tools to streamline network operations. They are often involved in all phases of operations, including design, develop, configure, implement, and test.

What does a Network Automation Engineer do?

Design and build

Network Automation Engineers work with multiple engineering teams to design and implement ways to automate all phases of network engineering.

Manage

Network Automation Engineers manage networks using software to automatically provision, configure, deploy, and test network infrastructures.

Automate

Network Automation Engineers implement programming and automation tools to change and deploy network infrastructures.

Top Network Automation Engineering tasks

Network provisioning

Network configuration

Network management

Network automation

Why become a Network Automation Engineer?

The ability to configure the network using automation is becoming a must have for any business. So is the role of the Network Automation Engineer. Network Automation Engineers help to ensure that networks can be reconfigured and redeployed at any time, at scale, and without errors.

It might be the role for you if...

You enjoy:

  • Finding patterns for reusable code
  • Optimizing processes
  • Creative problem solving

You excel at:

  • Scripting and programming languages
  • Network design and infrastructure
  • Implementing automation tools

Why become a Network Automation Engineer?

The ability to configure the network using automation is becoming a must have for any business. So is the role of the Network Automation Engineer. Network Automation Engineers help to ensure that networks can be reconfigured and redeployed at any time, at scale, and without errors.

It might be the role for you if...

You enjoy:

  • Finding patterns for reusable code
  • Optimizing processes
  • Creative problem solving

You excel at:

  • Scripting and programming languages
  • Network design and infrastructure
  • Implementing automation tools

How much does a Network Automation Engineer make?

Meet a Automation Engineer

Learn how a real-life Automation Engineer met their career goals and how getting certified helped them on their path to success.

"The certification experience gave me a lot of the knowledge that I needed for the fundamentals that I didn’t get from my undergrad. The certifications took over and gave me all the necessary background I needed."

Mukul Manikandan, Automation Engineer
CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, DevNet Associate

Popular certifications for Network Automation Engineers


CCNP Enterprise Certification

The CCNP Enterprise certification can help you prove your skills in the ever-changing landscape of the enterprise network technologies. The certification covers core technologies and an enterprise focus area of your choice.

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DevNet Associate certification

The Cisco Certified DevNet Associate certification opens the door to a career in Network Automation. It covers implementation of basic network applications using Cisco platforms as a base, and automation across network, security, collaboration, and computing infrastructure.

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