IT Automation Engineer

Job ID: 733916

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Salary Range: $66,067/$71,246 - $135,257

Division: Infrastructure Management

Hours/Shift: Day - Due to the necessary technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, the candidate may be required to work various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.   

Job Description Highlights

The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help government run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the City delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Watch our welcome video to see our work in action, follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit oti.nyc.gov to learn more.

At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.

The successful candidate will serve as the IT Automation engineer for Infrastructure Management division.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design and develop automation solutions using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and scripting languages.
• Collaborate with teams to identify automation opportunities and implement solutions.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts, workflows, and playbooks.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation-related issues.
• Implement and manage automation frameworks and tools.
• Write infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform, including module development and state management.
• Automate infrastructure configuration and deployment using Ansible, including playbook development and role management
• Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

accredited college or university and three (3) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience in Information Technology (IT) including applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing, or user services. At least eighteen (18) months of this experience must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity in the areas of applications development, systems development, data communications and networking, database administration, data processing or in the supervision of staff performing these duties. 

OR

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above; 

OR

3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, and six (6) years of progressively more responsible, full-time, satisfactory experience as described in "1" above;  

OR

4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to "1", "2" or "3" above. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and must possess at least three (3) years of experience as described in "1" above, including the eighteen (18) months of administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. In the absence of a baccalaureate degree, undergraduate credits may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 semester credits for six (6) months of the required experience. Graduate credits in computer science may be substituted for a maximum of one (1) year of the required experience in IT on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits in computer science for one (1) year of the required IT experience. However, undergraduate and/or graduate credits may not be substituted for the eighteen (18) months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive, or supervisory capacity as described in "1" above.

Preferred Skills:   The successful candidate should possess the following:

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), infrastructure services including virtual networks, storage and compute resources

• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps pipelines, including build, release and deployment automation.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Expertise in using Git or version control, including branch management and merge conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with tools such as ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), JFrog Artifactory,
• A good knowledge of security best practices for infrastructure automation including coding practices and secure configuration management.
• Requires strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience with automation technologies and IT infrastructure management
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

To Apply:  Please go to www.cityjobs/jobs/search and search for Job ID # 733916

Only permanent employees in the title and those that are reachable on the civil service list are eligible to apply.

* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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