Senior Automation engineer; HYBRID
Listed on 2026-07-18
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, IT Consultant, IT Project Manager
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Automation engineer (HYBRID)
Location: Durham NC
Duration: 12+ Months
Job Description: The client requires the assistance of a Senior Automation engineer to help automate and improve the build, deploy and operation of client Applications.
The primary role is to lead Automation effort of infrastructure provisioning, build and deploy activities for client applications. This position must demonstrate a solid understanding of AWS infrastructure and software release life cycle.
This position will be responsible for automating and performing tasks associated with the build and deploy processes for the client application by preparing and executing build scripts using Ansible, cloud formation etc. This position will provide hands‑on Automation support to the release and Application development teams for the entire release management lifecycle across multiple applications as well as recommend process improvements keeping Agile and Dev Ops culture and practices in mind.
- Responsible for supporting tasks and activities for the release/build team in the Architecture and Infrastructure Unit of the client program.
- Work with IT management to improve the software engineering processes and practices associated with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) of application changes. Interact with architects, developers, deployment team, and Database Administrators to ensure automation of various tasks.
- Required to be on call for evenings and weekends as required to meet business needs.
Skills:
- Experience with automating OS and software patches and upgrades across multiple environments using automation tools like Ansible (7+ years experience).
- Experience with Bit Bucket or Git Source Code Management (3+ years experience).
- Experience in automating build/deploy process including changes to database using tools like Ansible (7+ years knowledge).
- Experience in J2EE-specific application hosting, application tracing/debugging, and application deployment (7+ years experience).
- Experience with build and release activities for large number of teams (2+ years experience).
- Experience developing and managing CI/CD (Dev Ops) pipeline using tools like Team City, Jenkins, Ansible (desired 2+ years thorough knowledge/experience).
- Knowledge and experience with Agile SDLC processes (Scrum, Kanban) (desired 2+ years strong).
- Knowledge and understanding of Amazon Web Services and infrastructure (desired 1+ year).
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