Automation Engineer

TEKsystems - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

TEKsystems is seeking Automation Engineers for a remote, long-term opportunity. The role involves adhering to and refining platform architecture, developing functional and non-functional requirements for Compute and Storage products, and engaging with architects and engineers to implement modern strategies. The position requires strong technical expertise in DevOps and CI/CD, along with responsibilities for security practices, coding, and documentation using Agile methodologies. The engineer will act as a transformation agent to enhance DevOps capabilities within the team and will be responsible for developing standards and best practices for complex technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and refine the Platform Architecture and develop functional and non-functional requirements for Compute and Storage products.
• Partner with architects and engineers to incorporate modern strategies and understand next generation domain architecture.
• Participate in the creation and implementation of a technology framework for DevOps and CI/CD.
• Provide technical expertise to application development teams, operations, and site reliability teams.
• Act as a technical innovator and strategic thought leader for CI/CD pipeline technology.
• Review and analyze solutions for security, secrets management, and secure coding practices.
• Design, code, test, debug, and document programs using Agile development practices.
• Maintain knowledge in areas of SRE like Observability, Automation, Reliability, and Scalability.
• Act as a key transformation agent to help the team learn and develop DevOps capabilities.
• Develop standards and best practices for engineering complex technology solutions.
• Collaborate and consult with peers and managers to drive design and code reviews.
• Evaluate new products and re-evaluate existing capabilities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 2+ years of experience with a Cloud Management Platform such as VMWare Aria suite.
• 4+ years of experience with scripting and development using languages such as Shell, Perl, Python, or PowerShell.
• 4+ years of formal development experience with programming languages such as Java, C#, or GoLang.
• 2+ years of experience with common infrastructure automation platforms such as Ansible, Terraform, or Packer.
• 2+ years of experience with GitHub and Jenkins usage and integrations.
• 2+ years of experience with complex application solution design and oversight.
• 2+ years of experience working across multiple technology domains such as infrastructure, application development, cloud, or middleware.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements related to Distributed Infrastructure management, Data Protection, and Cyber Resiliency.
• 2+ years of experience with infrastructure engineering and platform management for various platforms.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with business process engineering, optimization, and orchestration.
• Experience with designing and enabling complex risk management capabilities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401(k)/Roth
• Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Short and long-term disability
• HSA & DCFSA
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Time off or State Sick Leave