Automation Operations Engineer

Posted 23 days agoViewed

126400 - 189600 USD per year

United States, Canada, United KingdomFull-TimeSoftware Development

Company:

Location:United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Languages:English

Seniority level:Senior, 4+ years

Experience:4+ years

Skills:

AWSPythonSoftware DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningCI/CDRESTful APIsDevOpsTerraformScripting

4+ years in automation engineering, systems engineering, internal tooling, or related technical roles.
Experience building production-grade automation that interacts with real systems (APIs, webhooks, event-driven workflows).
Experience designing infrastructure-as-code and reusable automation patterns that scale.
Confidently engaging directly with stakeholders to surface pain points, define success metrics, and deliver high-impact automation.
Demonstrated ability to deliver usable, documented internal tooling with minimal overhead and long-term maintainability.
Strong prioritization instincts.
Proven ability to operate independently, navigating ambiguity, building cross-functional relationships, and self-prioritizing work.
Familiarity with tools or systems that can act on behalf of users.

Partner with business functions to identify high-leverage workflows for automation.
Build and extend reusable automation workflows connecting internal tools and APIs.
Maximize native features in third-party tools to improve efficiency.
Enable internal self-serve tools and workflows for developers and business users.
Contribute to a growing automation platform with reusable patterns.
Serve as the technical owner for cross-functional automation initiatives.
Layer AI tools and copilots onto existing infrastructure.
Track and communicate the impact of automation efforts using practical metrics.
Keep teams informed about available automations and self-serve capabilities.