DevOps Automation Expert – Automation Services Team

DevOps Automation Expert – Automation Services Team

The Automation Services Team: driving operational efficiency through automation.

The Automation Services team plays a crucial role in enabling various IT teams and departments within the company to reduce their operational workload by automating repetitive tasks and processes. By implementing end to end automation solutions, we empower teams to focus on strategic initiatives and improve service delivery.

We leverage automation technologies/tools that include ServiceNow, Ansible and Gitlab, delivering scalable and reliable automation solutions to enable the IT teams across the organization to operate in a truly Agile manner.

The Automation Services team is comprised of professionals who are passionate about technology and innovation. With a growth mindset, we continuously strive to enhance our skills, optimize our solutions, and deliver value to the business.

Your profile
As a DevOps Automation Expert with the focus on Windows automation, you will work as part of the Automation Services team to design, develop, and deliver automation solutions for various IT teams and departments. Your broad IT knowledge and expertise will allow you to automate diverse IT components, ranging from windows OS, virtualization, networking and storage. Using tools like Powershell, Ansible, Python, and CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, you will help reduce the operational load across the organization.

You will play a key role in moving towards zero-downtime operations, self-service functionality, and self-healing platforms. By implementing intelligent automation solutions, you will empower teams to deploy and manage their infrastructure efficiently while ensuring reliability and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, and implement automation solutions for IT environments.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to enable seamless integration and deployment of automation processes.
• Write and maintain automation scripts using tools like Powershell. Experience with Python, batch scripting and other script languages is a plus.
• Collaborate with IT teams to identify opportunities for automation and drive continuous improvement in their processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to automation tools and workflows.
• Document and share best practices to enable other teams to adopt and scale automation solutions effectively.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in automation and DevOps to recommend improvements.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or a related field, with at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Broad IT knowledge across areas such as Windows OS, virtualization and Active Directory.
• Strong experience with Powershell
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Proficiency with automation tools like Ansible.
• Strong experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ideally in GitLab.
• Solid understanding of Agile principles and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools and methodologies.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to proactively identify and address challenges.
• Fluent in English, with strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Located in the Netherlands, with the ability to travel to the Eindhoven High Tech Campus.
• Passion for driving operational excellence through automation.