Senior Automation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Automation Engineer | Remote | Contract

Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Automation Engineer with extensive experience in enterprise automation and infrastructure management. The role involves developing and maintaining automation solutions using Ansible, scripting, and API integration within complex, secure enterprise environments. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to critical automation initiatives supporting large-scale enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end automation solutions using Ansible playbooks, roles, modules, and workflows for secure enterprise environments.
• Execute the full software development lifecycle for automation projects, including requirements gathering, deployment, maintenance, and support.
• Develop advanced automation scripts utilizing Python, Bash, and PowerShell to address complex business needs and enhance operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI and Flask to orchestrate automation workflows and facilitate system integrations.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, leveraging version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Collaborate within Agile and Scaled Agile frameworks with cross-functional teams, including infrastructure, security, and service teams, to deliver integrated automation solutions.
• Ensure automation solutions adhere to secure coding standards and comply with enterprise security policies and banking regulations where applicable.
• Document automation solutions, create runbooks, and maintain knowledge base articles for operational support.
• Provide technical support for automation systems, troubleshoot production issues, and participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Stay current with emerging automation technologies and contribute to establishing automation standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise automation, software development, and support.
• Proven expertise in Ansible, including developing playbooks, roles, modules, and workflows.
• Advanced scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience building RESTful APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Ability to work in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with automation orchestration platforms like ServiceNow or ARIA.
• Knowledge of secure coding standards and banking or financial services environments.
• Familiarity with Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies.

About Delphi-US - Peacemakers in the Talent War
Delphi-US is a national IT Services firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. Delphi attracts our nation's best and brightest Technical & Professional Talent and positions our nation's finest employers to further their competitive advantages. Delphi's core technical focus includes Data Intelligence Engineering & Analytics, AI/ML Operational Excellence, DevOps & Cloud Computing, Health IT & Life Sciences, and Energy Management/Power Systems; serving domains from sensitive national energy sectors to critical financial services, biomed, life sciences & pharma, major government & municipal institutions, and much of the USA's Fortune 500 corporations. Delphi Associates are deployed on critical IT Projects where their consultative business acumen, comprehensive technical expertise, and committed service mission drives our client's success. Our proprietary skill-based and cultural matching process results in higher qualified project teams, custom curated for our client's specific technical & functional goals. We are supremely experienced, friendly, professional, and ready to advocate on your behalf. Delphi has an indelible understanding of employer expectations, a track record of project success and we deliver lasting results.
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