Description
Senior Automation Engineer - Cloud/DevOps/VirtualizationRole Purpose:
-The Automation Engineer is responsible to quickly and accurately analyze and understand the automation needs, create a technical solution based upon deep technology expertise, industry knowledge, automation experience and creative, collaborative thinking.
-This role is responsible for defining and designing solutions, documenting and communicating these solutions and building consensus around the solution.
-This role requires technical expertise in multiple automation and management platforms such as: Chef, Puppet, vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestrator (vRO), Solarwinds, Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana (ELK).
Responsibilities:
-Responsible for developing and maintaining a portfolio of automation tools leveraging several technologies, primarily vRA, vRO and Chef.
-Responsible to align the technology solutions with business requirements to ensure customer success.
-Must have experience building and deploying automated solutions.
-Responsible for maintaining knowledge of the IT industry and different technical solutions.
-Provide technical leadership to other development teams to build collaborative solutions.
-Effectively gather requirements from all appropriate sources
-Analyze existing solutions to understand existing performance and functionality
-Develop clear and accurate documentation of the existing solutions and requirements
-Develop technical solutions that meet the customer requirements, meet security baselines, are cost effective, align with our overall technical roadmap, and integrate well with the existing infrastructure
-Document technical solutions, drive consensus around these with effective communication and outreach.
-Help develop project schedules and budgets
-Delivering Automation projects that meet all of the requirements put forth by the Engineering, Security and Quality Management teams on time and on budget
-Building strong, cross functional relationships to guide the development of technical requirements.
Required Skills:
-Building Minimum 5 years' working experience in any of the following roles
-Systems Engineer or Architect
-Systems Automation/Tools Developer/DevOps Engineer
-Cloud/Virtualization Engineer
-Minimum 3 Years developing technical solutions for automation
-Expertise with the following technology areas (must have):
-Virtualization: VMware, ESX, vCOPS
-Automation: vRealize Automation, vRealize Orchestrator, Chef, Jenkins
-Scripting: Ruby, Javascript ,Python, PowerShell
-Experience with the following (Should have)
-Cloud technologies: AWS components
-Management: Solarwinds, ELK,
-Operating systems: Linux (RHEL/CentOS), Windows Server
-Utilities and Tools: DNS, LDAP, AD, Kickstart, YUM, Bitbucket, Git, IPAM (Infoblox)
-Experienced working on cross-functional teams/projects (on time, on spec, on quality and on budget)
-Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to peers
-Strong hands-on personality, results-oriented, pragmatic, high quality standards, ability to multi-task
-Experience in delivering large scale, secure and reliable services
-Experience with FOSS software solutions and integrating open source software.
-Willing to travel (globally)
Education:
-Bachelor or master's Degree in the field of Biology/Chemistry.
-Experience in other Pharmaceutical, Academic or Biotech company will be an advantage
Languages:
-Fluency in English (both spoken and written)
-Fluent in German (good to have)
Reference No.: 917249NC
Role: Senior Automation Engineer
Industry: Pharma
Location: Basel und Region, Switzerland
Workload: 100%
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Till 31/12/18 (Strong possibility of extension)
Should you find yourself suitable for this position then please send us your complete CV using the link in this advert. If the position is not a perfect match and you wish to receive other opportunities directly, you can send us your CV anyway via this advert or to jobs[at]itcag[dot]com.
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About us:
ITech Consult is a certified ISO 9001:2008 Swiss company with offices also located in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult is specialised in delivering IT candidates for contract work. We were founded in 1997 by IT professionals; hence we well understand what it means to be professionally supported in your search for a new project and being employed.