Senior Automation Engineer

Senior Automation EngineerLocation: Seattle, WA Duration: Contract Visa: GC or Citizen only or H1 where there is 2 years validity.Basic Qualifications:12+ years experience working in Operations, Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability in a medium to large company.Can describe specific tools and automation created for CI, CD, QA, QC, deployment, testing, or managementExperience creating Puppet modules, Chef cookbooks, or Ansible playbooks from scratchExperience with automated test frameworks/tools such as Test Kitchen, ServerSpec, TestNG, Jenkins, Gatling, etc.Fluency in scripting languages like Python, Ruby, and BashHave created test or automation scripts which interact with REST APIs or SOAP interfaces utilizing JSON or XMLHave created automation using APIs from AWS, Azure, or Google CloudStrong preference to Azure experienceExcellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skillsEssential Duties And Responsibilities:Design and implement automation to build, test, certify and operate everything we do in Cloud Engineering / Enterprise Cloud ServicesCreate tools for operations teams to useRemove and replace hands-on processesPerform needs discovery for tools and Infrastructure. Identify and recommend new tools that will automate/streamline existing tools and processes.Collaborate with cross-functional teams of developers, QA and operations to accomplish objectives of consistent strategy for automation across teamsWhat You Bring To The Team:Hard working lazy person, have automated your pet feederEnjoy owning a solution delivery, and enjoy giving it away even moreIntolerant of "that can't be automated" input. You know how to win; you know how to transformYou are self-driven, willing and able to take complete ownership of initiatives and make pragmatic technical decisions. You are constantly looking for ways to improve and automate your effortsA great collaborator whom strong developers, engineers, and architects on the teams want to work with