Lead IT Automation Engineer
About The Position
The Lead IT Automation Engineer leads a team and independently designs, develops, and integrates systems and applications for automation, monitoring, DevOps support, container technologies, and developer enablement across cloud and/or in-house environments. The role creates architectural approaches to guide system design and implementation, ensuring security, performance, manageability, quality, and consistency. It provides technical guidance to internal customers and teams and develops production-ready solutions from technology and workflow selection through deployment. The position develops automation using Python and supports deployments across AWS and OpenShift, including infrastructure and applications using Terraform. It researches and evaluates tools, technologies, and processes to deliver high-quality platforms, investigates IT and business needs, and recommends cost-effective solutions. The role may supervise or manage four or fewer employees and is responsible for team performance, coaching, and mentoring.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of experience developing application hosting architectures and services using containers, cloud services, and automation.
- Python development experience.
- Advanced ability to design scalable, secure, performant, supportable, and cost-effective solutions.
- Advanced skill in at least one enterprise operating system.
- Advanced skills in identifying and eliminating unnecessary or mundane tasks to improve IT operational efficiency.
- Ability to simplify complex concepts and solutions for stakeholder communications.
- Advanced investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate business needs and problems into viable, accepted solutions.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills, including the ability to share and impart knowledge.
- Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously, balancing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Ability to adapt to new methods and work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions.
- Ability to work in a team and collaborate with people across operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
- Ability to manage multiple projects or teams and set applicable goals.
- Advanced customer relationship management, change management, negotiation, and persuasion skills.
- Advanced knowledge of application and data security best practices; Kubernetes and container-based hosting architectures; Python and PowerShell scripting; CI/CD platform management using Jenkins, Nexus, SonarQube, and Vault; software development practices including code management, Agile tools, and automated testing; monitoring and alerting practices and tools including Nagios, Grafana, PagerDuty, and Prometheus; security certifications; load balancing; and DNS management.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS).
- 10 or more years of experience developing application hosting architectures and services using containers, cloud services, and automation.
- LOMA certification.
- JavaScript or TypeScript experience.
- Terraform and infrastructure-as-code experience.
- At least 5 years of experience designing and deploying continuous integration environments and platforms.
- Experience leading Agile concepts and ceremonies, or relevant understanding of them.
- 1–5 years of experience leveraging cloud platforms and SaaS solutions.
- Working experience developing CI/CD pipelines and container-based and cloud-based architectures.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate architecture, design, development, implementation, and integration of automation, monitoring, DevOps support, container technologies, and developer enablement capabilities.
- Develop automation and application solutions using Python.
- Support application and infrastructure deployments using Terraform across AWS and OpenShift.
- Lead or coordinate analysis of IT or business problems and evaluate, develop, and recommend technology products and platforms that meet business and technology requirements cost-effectively.
- Research and design best-fit solutions; guide their architecture, design, deployment, and integration while ensuring quality and change-control standards are met.
- Coordinate root-cause investigations and recommend preventative measures.
- Identify gaps in support processes and documentation, address them proactively, and prioritize improvements.
- Develop and document processes, procedures, and best practices.
- Provide regular status, operational, incident, and change reports.
- May supervise or manage four or fewer employees; take responsibility for team performance and coach and mentor team members.
Benefits
- Annual bonus plan that includes all roles.
- Some positions are eligible to participate in a long-term equity incentive plan.
- Health, retirement, and other employee benefits.
- Opportunity to gain knowledge and experience from diverse colleagues around the world.
- Respectful and welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
- Career potential and global opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
