Automation Engineer

Role:                    Automation Engineer

Location:            Lebanon, NJ (Onsite)

Type:                   Fulltime Role with TCS

Job Description

The Infrastructure Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions across on premise, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments. The role focuses on improving efficiency, reliability, and scalability of IT operations by leveraging automation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Infrastructure Automation

•            Develop, maintain, and optimize automation scripts and frameworks using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, Shell, etc.

•            Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, and lifecycle management of servers, storage, network, and cloud resources.

•            Create reusable automation modules and templates for standardizing infrastructure deployments.

2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

•            Implement IaC for cloud and on prem environments using Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation, or Bicep.

•            Manage versioning, modularization, and CI/CD integration for IaC artifacts.

3. DevOps & Orchestration

•            Work with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to automate deployment workflows.

•            Integrate automation with ITSM/CMDB systems (ServiceNow preferred).

•            Support orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, VMware vRealize Automation.

4. Monitoring & Observability Automation

•            Automate monitoring configurations, alert setups, and self healing workflows using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, etc.

•            Implement event driven automation for proactive issue resolution.

5. Operational Support

•            Troubleshoot automation failures, optimize scripts, and improve reliability of automated workflows.

•            Collaborate with platform, cloud, and network teams to identify automation opportunities and translate them into technical solutions.

6. Compliance, Security & Governance

•            Ensure automated deployments comply with security, audit, and compliance standards (BFSI/ISO27001/SOC2 where applicable).

•            Automate security controls, patching, hardening, and policy enforcement.

Technical Skills:

·       Strong expertise in Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell scripting.

·       Hands on with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

·       Experience with containerization (Docker), Kubernetes, and orchestration.

·       Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, preferably Azure for BFSI).

·       Knowledge of virtualization (VMware ESXi, vCenter, Hyper-V).

·       Understanding of networking concepts: DNS, load balancing, firewalls, routing.

·       Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, and DevOps practices.

·       Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, artifact management, and automation testing.

Soft Skills

·       Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

·       Good communication and documentation skills.

·       Ability to work collaboratively in agile and cross functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

·       Certifications such as Terraform Associate, Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Engineer, RHCE, CKAD, CKA.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

·       Reduction of manual effort through automation (% automation coverage).

·       Time saved through automated deployments and workflows.

·       Reduction in incidents caused by configuration drift or manual errors.

·       Stability and success rate of automation pipelines.

Compliance and audit adherence through automated controls.