Automation Engineer

Join to apply for the Automation Engineer role at TEKsystems3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicantsJoin to apply for the Automation Engineer role at TEKsystemsGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.SkillsAutomation, ansible, infrastructure automation, PythonTop Skills DetailsAutomation, ansible, infrastructure automationDescriptionJOB DESCRIPTIONAutomation Engineering Sr Job Profile SummaryThe Automation Engineering team leads the model for standing up, standardizing and empowering enterprise level automation efforts across the infrastructure and operations tech spaces. In addition, this team owns automation orchestration within this space and maintains/supports the Rundeck Enterprise and AWX platforms. This is an evolving space with rapidly changing requirements and technologies. The ideal candidate is one interested in being involved in building up something new while unafraid of a challenge.The Automation Engineer Sr acts as a resource to decision, design and lead on medium to large automation solutions within the infrastructure/operations tech spaces. Experience with both infrastructure and automation technologies is preferred, and a good candidate should be comfortable guiding efforts from initial idea through design, vetting, pitching, building, completion and metric reporting. This role has an expectation of both direct automation development skills and the soft skills to effectively communicate and mentor other infrastructure engineers in building out their own development knowledge. The ability to distinguish between automation needs and process needs and solution on both is integral for success in this position.Automation Engineering Sr Job Skills And RequirementsExpertise in working with Ansible or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new programming languagesDocumented skills in translating automation concepts to consistent, reliable scripts using an industry accepted scripting language (Ansible/Python preferred)History of projects involving engineering design work, especially projects involving tailored solutions to meet specific infrastructure automation process needsAble to recognize and identify enterprise affecting issues to inform both automation design and operationsSkilled in conceptualizing script structure and design to meet operational needsExtensive development background, particularly for supporting, maintaining and engineering infrastructure technology adjacent solutionsFamiliarity with SCM and SDLC principlesExperience with version control best practicesFamiliar with both Waterfall and Agile methodologiesExperience with containers and virtual environments preferredComfortable identifying, verifying, vetting and testing hardware/software requirements for proposed automation and orchestrations solutionsAbility to guide and empower infrastructure engineers seeking to explore, identify and expand automated solutions developed within their teamPossesses a broad understanding of infrastructure devices, protocols, functionalities and operations.Experience working with infrastructure standards at an enterprise levelAbility to lead confidentially and effectively when faced with new or unknown automation challengesFrequently anticipates problems in both the automation and infrastructure spaces and analyzes ways to mitigate the riskFamiliarity with risk management and MRA processes preferredAbility to write and execute test plans for Automation testingQuantifies and articulates the business value and impact of advanced technical and non-technical informationComfortable with conducting and understanding data analysisProvides effective production support including accurate problem identification, ticket documentation and customer/vendor dialogueDocuments, presents, and executes medium-to large-scale projects with minimal supervisionEffectively able to communicate technical data both granularly and at a higher levelPrevious experience in tracking work efforts through Kanban, Jira, ADO or other story tracking development softwareIs often consulted by peers and seen as the informal leader on tactical problemsAble to self-direct individual work effectively while maintaining cooperative attitude in conjunction with team and organization goalsComfortable managing context switching between multiple effortsPerform orchestration platform provisioning, administration, monitoring and troubleshootingMaintains current professional and technical skillsCoaches users from other parts of the organization on company and industry patternsRemains aware of current and emerging technologies, how they integrate and drive valueAutomation Engineer Sr Key SkillsNecessary SkillsAnsiblePythonGitRESTful APIADOVisioServiceNow or similar ticketingMS Office SuiteAutomation/Process designData analysisTroubleshootingTime ManagementAttention To DetailCommunication SkillsCritical ThinkingSelf-MotivatedDesired SkillsJavaScriptYAML/Jinja/JSONAWXAAPDevSpacesOpenShiftContainersServiceNow Flow DesignerShell ScriptingEngineeringCI/CD PipelinesHLD/LLDUnit TestingTableauWeb DevelopmentPay And BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsAvailable For This Temporary Role May Include The FollowingMedical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Columbus,OH.Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Jun 6, 2025.About TEKsystems And TEKsystems Global ServicesWe're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior levelEmployment type Employment type Full-timeJob function Job function Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries IT Services and IT ConsultingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at TEKsystems by 2xGet notified about new Automation Engineer jobs in Westerville, OH .Grove City, OH $95,000.00-$110,000.00 3 weeks agoColumbus, OH $74,000.00-$104,000.00 2 days agoSoftware Engineer (Automated Program Analysis) Columbus, OH $155,000.00-$175,000.00 4 months agoAutomation Solutions Engineer, Reliability and Automation Engineering Team (RAE) Etna, OH $116,300.00-$201,200.00 2 weeks agoColumbus, OH $80,000.00-$110,000.00 1 day agoColumbus, OH $110,000.00-$150,000.00 3 weeks agoQuality Assurance Analyst/Automation Engineer Electrical Powertrain System Controls Test Engineer Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area 19 hours agoElectrical Engineer – Power (Multiple Locations) Ohio, United States $110,000.00-$150,000.00 3 weeks agoWe're unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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