Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business analysts to produce automation design method.
• Create program specifications and prototypes.
• Transform designs and specifications to create and test functions, scripts and high functioning code required to automate Open ID Connect (OIDC) and SAML 2.0 integrations.
• Test code to ensure it produces the desirable results and perform debugging, when necessary.
• Document clear and repeatable processes for onboarding applications that agencies can use.
• Assist with implementation of automation with approximately 900 systems across Minnesota agencies.
• Provide support and assistance on resolution of issues.
• Configure Azure Monitor and Application Insights for all automation workflows and custom policies to be able to track latency and errors.
• Configure Log Analytics to capture required logs to adequately monitor and troubleshoot automation workflows.
• Document and implement AI capabilities, necessary to automate integrations.
• Design and implement technical security controls to prevent compromising any programming, scripts or AI integrated technologies.
• Design improved ChatBot capabilities for the ChatBot can use machine learning to improve the customer experience and assistance.
• Design and implement method to correlate application logs to provide reporting capabilities to the customer and faster troubleshooting for the enterprise support team.
• Review current release management processes and procedures. Recommend and implement any improved efficiencies with utilization of the State's Github and Azure DevOps.
• Document any changes required to the constituent identity and access management standard resulting from the new design.
• Create knowledge articles and complete knowledge transfer to State team so they can support and modify capabilities implemented.

Desired Qualifications

• 5+ years' knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and authorization code flows used by Azure AD B2C and Oracle OAG experience.
• 5+ years' experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for automating app registrations and API resource deployments.
• 5+ years' experience implementing custom orchestration steps, claims transformations, REST API integrations, and Microsoft Graph API based operations.
• Hands-on experience building and securing APIs for identity workflows.
• Expertise in Identity Experience Framework (IEF) XML policy development and debugging.
• Experience integrating applications using MSAL for various platforms.
• Familiarity with Oracle IAM technologies including OAG, OUD, and Oracle Apex.
• Two (2) engagements lasting more than six (6) months in Developer/Programmer role using Azure B2C, Oracle OAG, Oracle OUD or Strata Maverics.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required.
• Equivalent combination of relevant professional experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Certifications (any one)

• SC-300 (Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate)
• AZ-400 (Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert)
• AZ-104 (Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate)
• Oracle Identity and Access Management Certified Implementation Specialist (or equivalent Oracle IAM credential, given OAG/OUD/Apex requirement)