Network Automation, OSS Designer

Bounteous

Network automation architect designing multi-domain orchestration, observability, and AIOps solutions. Creating standards-aligned OSS blueprints for Bounteous, a global AI services firm.

Posted 9/11/2026contractLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing end-to-end network automation solutions, including orchestration, compliance, and observability, while ensuring alignment with TM Forum and IETF standards. Proficient in developing automation workflows and integrating AIOps capabilities for enhanced network management.

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Network Automation Solution DesignTM Forum Open APIsAnsible, Terraform, HelmApache KafkaAIOps Capabilities

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Hard Skills

Network OrchestrationNETCONF/YANGRESTCONFGNMI/gRPCOpenConfigSDN PrinciplesNFV FrameworksEvent-Driven MicroservicesPythonJava

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

PrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryElasticsearchKafka StreamsGitOpsConfig-as-Code

Certifications & Qualifications

CCNA

Industry Keywords

OSS Solution DesignTelecommunicationsCSPNetwork EngineeringTMF Frameworks

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheCloudElasticSearchGoGrafanaGRPCJavaKafkaMicroservicesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design end-to-end network automation solution architectures spanning orchestration, inventory, compliance, and observability layers
Develop reference architectures and detailed solution blueprints for multi-domain network automation across IP/MPLS, optical, mobile RAN/Core, SD-WAN, and cloud
Define integration patterns for northbound and southbound APIs, resource-facing interfaces, and event-driven message exchanges
Ensure solutions align with TM Forum Open APIs, IETF, ONF, ETSI NFV, and 3GPP standards
Produce HLDs, LLDs, interface control documents, and data models
Architect automation workflows for network service orchestration, lifecycle management, and activation
Design resource and service inventory models aligned with TMF SID/eTOM frameworks
Define compliance and configuration governance strategies using Config-as-Code and GitOps
Drive adoption of Terraform, Ansible, and Helm for network resource provisioning
Design Kafka-based event streaming and messaging architectures for real-time telemetry and automation triggers
Define observability strategies covering metrics, logs, traces, and network telemetry pipelines
Architect AIOps capabilities including closed-loop automation, anomaly detection, and predictive analytics
Integrate OSS observability with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Elasticsearch
Lead design of intent-based networking and policy-driven automation frameworks
Collaborate with product managers, network engineers, platform teams, and DevOps practitioners
Present architectural proposals to senior technical and business stakeholders and drive consensus and sign-off
Guide and mentor development teams on network automation and cloud-native OSS development
Evaluate and recommend open-source tools, frameworks, and vendor solutions
Contribute to OSS communities, standards bodies, and internal knowledge repositories
Promote and enforce information security practices, assess and report security risks, and ensure data protection throughout the information lifecycle

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–15 years of experience in network automation, OSS solution design, or network architecture roles
Proven expertise in designing solutions for network orchestration and activation platforms
Strong knowledge of NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, gNMI/gRPC, OpenConfig, and SNMP
Experience with TMF Open APIs (TMF641, TMF639, TMF638, TMF640, TMF642, TMF652)
Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, Helm, and GitOps workflows
Strong understanding of Apache Kafka, including topic design, partitioning, consumer groups, schema registry, and Kafka Streams
Experience designing event-driven microservices and publish-subscribe integration patterns
Solid understanding of SDN principles and controllers including ONOS, ODL, Nokia NSP, and Cisco NSO
Good knowledge of NFV frameworks, including ETSI NFV MANO and VNF/CNF lifecycle management
Understanding of AIOps platforms and closed-loop automation design
Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Loki, and ELK Stack
Knowledge of ML/AI model integration for anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and predictive network management
Strong grasp of TM Forum frameworks: eTOM, TAM, SID, and ODA
Familiarity with IETF network automation standards, including RFC 8040, RFC 6241, and YANG data models
Understanding of ONF TAPI, MEF LSO standards, and 3GPP OSS interfaces
Prior experience in a telco, CSP, or large enterprise network engineering environment
Must have CCNA or equivalent network certification
Python, Go, or Java development experience is nice to have
Understanding of ZTP, self-healing networks, autonomous network operations, digital twins, IBN, OPA, and TOSCA is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer
Willing to sponsor eligible candidates for employment visas