Automation Engineer

Descartes Systems (Slovakia) s.r.o.

Place of work
Žilina, Slovakia (Job with occasional home office)
Contract type
full-time
Start date
by agreement
Wage (gross)
From 2 000 EUR/monthaccording the relevant working experience, skills and language level

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Automation Engineering is a strategic function that is being added to the Descartes IT group. The IT group provide infrastructure services, and support technical operations, to ensure delivery of stable, secure and performant products to our customers.
The Automation Engineering role is a transformative role within the IT department, working to apply automated solutions to infrastructure and operational challenges. As an Automation Engineer you will leverage various tools such as, PowerCLI, Ansible, Tower (AWX), SCCM, and powershell scripts to offer successful automation strategies and solutions for IT Operations globally within the Windows server realm.

Your role:
• You will be using Ansible playbooks, PowerCLI, PowerShell or python scripts, identify, groom, and create automation solutions within Technology Operations, such as Infrastructure as code (IaC) deployments, continuous enforcements, monitoring and infrastructure operations by working with various teams.
• You will fulfil existing automation requests by using an Devops backlog.
• You will document new and existing automation solutions.
• You will contribute on Administration and maintenance of automation platforms such as Ansible Tower, SCCM.

Employee perks, benefits

We offer a flexible and casual work environment, as well as mentorship and on-the-job training to support your personal growth. You will have an opportunity to contribute new ideas and we welcome your fresh perspective.

Other benefits:
• 7.5h working time
• English language courses
• Working in international team
• Referral bonus
• Family oriented benefits (Wedding and New Baby bonus and days off)
• Personal and Working anniversary bonus
• Sickdays
• Company events (teambuilding, Christmas Party, Family BBQ,...)

Information about the selection process

We thank all applicants for their interest in Descartes Systems; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

IT

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

3

Personality requirements and skills

• You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in automation and/or coding and Windows server administration.
• You have proficiency in: PowerCLI, Graph API and Azure CLI, vSphere API, Ansible playbooks, PowerShell and Python.
• You have experience in work management tools (Devops) and Documentation/Wikis (Sharepoint).
• You have excellent communication skills; ability to collaborate with team members to find optimal automation solutions.
• You have ability to engineer and propose new automation solutions.
• Microsoft certifications are considered a plus
• You are self-motivated, innovative, and analytical with strong attention to detail and the ability to think laterally for problem solving.

You have experience in any of the following, or similar, is an advantage:
• Develop custom Ansible modules
• VMware vSAN
• Experience using APIs
• Experience with SCCM orchestration
• Foundation knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure)

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Brief description of the company

Descartes is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. More than 26 000 our customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com

Number of employees

150-199 employees

Contact

Contact person: Ing. Zuzana Mastaličová
E-mail: send CV
ID: 4354731  Dátum zverejnenia: 14.6.2022  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 2 000 EUR/month