Automation Engineer (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking an Automation Engineer for our client in Charlotte, NC. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• As an Automation Engineer, you will use your knowledge and experience to engineer integrations into Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and on-premise technology services to drive operational excellence through integrated automation and monitoring services. We are looking for a person who has the right mindset to be a part of an elite team of developers and engineers focused on making our businesses successful. You must possess a unique blend of technical and customer facing skills. Be an out of the box thinker and able to directly engage with all stakeholders - security, compliance, data, user experience, business, engineering, governance. Responsible for helping to implement Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 automation and integration standards, and baselines.

As A Successful Automation Engineer, Your Performance Objectives Include:

• Participant in the overall design of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 automation framework
• Help drive definition and standards required for the automation framework
• Translates high-level service designs from service and project management into implementations
• Document implementation playbooks with design specifications for adds/changes/deletes of services and related components
• Work with architects, service and product managers to identify / implement service requirements
• Ensures designs produced adhere to architectural roadmaps and supports the development, execution, and operation of service
• Analyze and recommend designs based on feature requirements
• Based on the requirements, create test cases, perform the tests, and develop automation integrations
• Analyze any issues found and provide detailed remediation options
• Analyze any defect reports along with log files and be the first line of troubleshooting automation
• Develop, document, and maintain an understanding of how the data will be used within automation routines
• Update and maintain existing PowerShell scripts which perform data intake and extraction as needed
• Update, write, and maintain a MSFT SQL database/queries
• Maintain legacy batch scripts on Windows server
• Thoroughly test integration and updates to the code / scripts before they are deployed
• Qualified candidates must have the following:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education and/or extensive experience (typically 5+ years) in a related field.
• 5+ years of extensive experience and technical knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies including automation development and Graph API integration
• English speaking/writing
• Excellent analytical skills
• Self-managed and motivated individual
• Proven ability to solve problems creatively
• Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
• Able to communicate well with non-technical contacts
• Able to understand and update batch scripts on Windows Server
• Experience with writing test cases
• Experience writing integration scripts with API calls
• Experience writing data queries with response actions
• Coding languages:
• PowerShell | Expert-level
• Python | General
• Java | General
• C# | General
• .NET | General

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