# How Network Automation Is Reshaping the Daily Work of Network Engineers

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Podcast: [Networking Tech with Fexingo: Internet Infrastructure, Routing, and Network Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/networking-tech-with-fexingo-internet-infrastructure-routing-and-network-engineering-7871928)
Published: 2026-07-09T10:13:02+00:00
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## Resource

In this milestone 100th episode of Networking Tech with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a topic that hits close to home for every network engineer: how automation is fundamentally changing the job itself. They walk through a concrete example—a mid-sized enterprise that replaced manual switch configuration with Ansible playbooks, cutting deployment time from 8 hours to 18 minutes. They discuss what gets automated versus what still requires human judgment, why the role is becoming more about software engineering than cable management, and how earning a CCNP or JNCIP is now table stakes for entry-level roles. Lucas shares a recent survey from the Network Automation Forum showing that 68 percent of network teams now use infrastructure-as-code tools, up from 22 percent just four years ago. Luna pushes back on the idea that automation kills jobs, arguing it frees engineers to focus on architecture and security. The episode closes with a candid look at how listener support via buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo keeps the show ad-free and sustainable. #NetworkAutomation #InfrastructureAsCode #Ansible #NetworkEngineering #CareerChange #CCNP #JNCIP #DevOps #Python #NetOps #Automation #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #NetworkingTech #Episode100 #ListenerSupported #BuyMeACoffee Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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