Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Skills
IT Automation
Python
ansible
salt stack
Go lang
DevOps
PowerShell
Job Details
Job Title: IT Automation Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Job Type: Contract
Hybrid role - 3 days
Summary
An IT automation engineer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying automation solutions for various IT processes and systems, both on-premises and in the cloud. The engineer will work on various tools and technologies to automate tasks such as software installation, configuration, testing, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Additionally, responsible for maintaining, providing support, be on-call and updating the automation workflows and ensuring their reliability, performance and resolve outages & support tickets. Furthermore, should have experience in full stack development and can create and maintain web applications and APIs that interact with the automation solutions. The engineer should also be proficient in programming languages such as Go, Rust, and Python and can use them to create and modify automation scripts and applications.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy automation scripts and workflows for various IT processes and systems, both on-premises and in the cloud
- Integrate automation solutions with existing IT tools and platforms such as cloud services, databases, servers, networks, security systems, etc.
- Monitor and troubleshoot automation issues and perform root cause analysis and resolution.
- Document and maintain automation standards, best practices, and procedures.
- Research and evaluate new automation technologies and trends and provide recommendations for improvement.
- Provide training and support to other IT teams and users on automation tools and solutions.
- Maintain and update the automation workflows and ensure their reliability and performance.
- Use programming languages such as Go, Rust, and Python to create and modify automation scripts and applications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in IT automation, DevOps, or related field.
- Proficient in various automation tools and technologies such as Ansible, Salt, PowerShell, Python, etc.
- Knowledge of IT systems and processes, both on-premises and in the cloud, such as cloud services, databases, servers, networks, security systems, etc.
- Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.
- Proficient in programming languages such as Go, Rust, and Python.
- Experience in one or more tools such as Victoria Metrics, Nautobot, Salt Stack, Ansible, Grafana, BigPanda and Loki.
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