Senior SAO Orchestration Architect – Cisco NSO

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Service Activation and Orchestration (SAO) Architect with 10+ years of deep technical expertise to spearhead the design, architecture, and deployment of carrier-grade orchestration solutions utilizing Cisco NSO (Network Services Orchestrator). In this pivotal role, you will define network automation roadmaps, lead complex YANG service modeling, architect robust multi-vendor API integrations, and guide enterprise-wide cloud-native transformations across large-scale telecom operators and enterprise networks.

Job Description – Tines SOAR Engineer

Job Title: Tines SOAR Engineer

Experience: 6+ Years

Employment Type: Contract

Job Location: India – Hybrid/Remote

Company: Prama.ai

About the Role

Prama.ai is looking for an experienced Tines SOAR Engineer to design, develop, and maintain security automation workflows for enterprise SOC environments. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Tines SOAR, security operations, incident response, API integrations, and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows (Tines Stories).
• Build and enhance security playbooks for incident response and alert handling.
• Develop integrations between Tines and SIEM, EDR/XDR, IAM, ITSM, and other security tools.
• Implement integrations using REST APIs, Webhooks, JSON, and OAuth.
• Automate repetitive SOC and security operations to improve incident response efficiency.
• Troubleshoot, monitor, and optimize Tines automation workflows.
• Collaborate with SOC, Security, Infrastructure, and IT teams.
• Support security automation use cases across enterprise environments.

Required Skills

• 6+ years of IT/Security experience with strong hands-on experience in Tines SOAR.
• Hands-on experience developing Tines Stories, Actions, Event Transformations, and API integrations.
• Strong understanding of SOC, Incident Response, Security Operations, and Security Automation.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, Webhooks, and OAuth.
• Experience with at least one SIEM:
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Splunk
• IBM QRadar
• Google Chronicle
• Experience with at least one EDR/XDR:
• Microsoft Defender
• CrowdStrike
• SentinelOne
• Cortex XDR
• Scripting experience in Python, JavaScript, or PowerShell.
• Experience with ServiceNow or Jira.
• Working knowledge of Windows/Linux environments.
• Good understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Entra ID, or Okta.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with Banking/BFSI clients.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Security Stack.
• Understanding of Threat Intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Exposure to AWS or Azure Security.
• Experience with enterprise SOC automation and security integrations.

Preferred Certifications

• Tines Certification
• Microsoft SC-200
• CompTIA Security+ / CySA+
• Microsoft AZ-500

Job Title: Lead Software Engineer – Python

Experience: 5+ yrs

Job Location: Infopark, Kochi

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking company that encourages creativity and modern engineering practices.
• Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development, technical leadership, and career advancement.
• Collaborative Culture: Work in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment where your contributions directly shape infrastructure modernization.
• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package with performance-based incentives.

Key Responsibilities

API & Backend Development

• Design, build, scale, and maintain high-performance REST APIs and backend microservices using Python and FastAPI.
• Implement asynchronous workflows, robust data models, and scalable API integrations to interface with network infrastructure.
• Oversee code quality, establish engineering best practices, and conduct comprehensive code reviews to ensure reliability and maintainability.

Network Automation & Workflow Orchestration

• Design and build scalable, resilient network automation workflows using tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.
• Modernize manual network operations by automating provisioning, configuration management, and compliance checks.
• Integrate network automation tooling into continuous delivery pipelines to streamline deployment workflows.

Network Operations & Troubleshooting

• Apply deep networking fundamentals to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across enterprise and data center networks.
• Interface with and manage configurations for routing, switching, firewalls, and core network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF).

DevOps, CI/CD & Testing

• Implement and manage robust CI/CD pipelines to modernize deployment lifecycles and operational workflows.
• Drive automated testing suites to validate both network orchestration scripts and API endpoints prior to production deployment.
• Containerize services using Docker to support seamless local and production environments.

Technical Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor engineering team members on network programmability, API development, and automation standards.
• Translate operational and infrastructure requirements into production-ready software solutions.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with Python.
• Strong expertise in building high-performance RESTful APIs using FastAPI and modern asynchronous programming.
• Extensive hands-on experience with network automation frameworks and libraries, specifically Netmiko, Nornir, and Ansible.
• Deep networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing & switching, BGP, OSPF, and firewalls.
• Proven track record of replacing manual infrastructure operations with automated workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control, collaborative development, and automated testing frameworks.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience containerizing services using Docker and orchestrating multi-service environments.
• Exposure to enterprise network management systems, ITSM tooling (e.g., ServiceNow), and change management lifecycles.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture or message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience with dependency management (Poetry) and pre-commit code formatting hooks.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to bridge software engineering and network operations.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with strong ownership over technical deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

We need a senior, hands-on Ansible + Python automation expert to define automation standards, build scalable solutions, and act as the final technical authority for code quality and design. This is not just a developer role — it combines technical leadership, governance & standards ownership, and hands-on development.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Led or owned automation standards / frameworks
• Strong Ansible + Python development experience
• Experience reviewing/approving code or design
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)

We will not consider profiles with:

• Only scripting experience (no architectural/guidance role)
• No experience with Ansible at scale
• No exposure to code reviews / governance / standards
• Pure operations profiles without development depth

Ideal candidate positioning: Senior Automation Architect / Lead DevOps Engineer / Ansible Lead Developer

Interview mode: Face-to-Face only (mandatory)

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