IT Automation Engineer

Overview

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

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 above.

Preferred Skills

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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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