Job Title: Automation Engineer, Technology Office
Class: Full-Time
Reports to: Chief Technology & Strategy Officer
Location: Milwaukee, WI - Onsite
The Milwaukee Bucks strive to be the best sports and entertainment company in the world. We are looking for dedicated people who champion innovation, inspire and empower their teammates to perform at a world-class level, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- 401K with company match
- Pet Insurance
- 12 weeks of paid time off for parents to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
- Unlimited PTO
- Professional Development through our internal learning & development program – Antler Academy
- Employee Resource Groups
- Milwaukee Bucks and NBA League Discounts
- Company Paid Parking and Phone Allowance
Summary:
The Automation Engineer shall play a critical role in inducing, designing and realizing advanced business and sports models to advance the Milwaukee Bucks arena office, business office and front office. There are many opportunities across these lines of business to re-invent and transform workflows and processes to achieve positive outcomes with great positive impact. This role will focus primarily on implementing and managing innovative technologies to drive automation, efficiency and cost effectiveness. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) this role with focus primarily on execution of strategy and ideas gleaned from the line of business experts and other enterprises. The Automation Engineer shall be part of the Technology Program Management Office working hand-in-hand with project managers as assigned.
Responsibilities:
- Working jointly with the CTO, project managers, and LOB stakeholders to understand automation, industrial transformation and LEAN opportunities in Continuous Improvement working sessions.
- Through reasoning, deduction and induction define scope, functional requirements and technical requirements leveraging modern and next generation technologies to realize viable business solutions.
- Executing solutions to produce planned outcome leveraging technical skills and vendor partnerships.
- Ability to take proof of concepts to full production implementations. Execute LOB business technology deployment and support life cycle needs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience
- 5 years of expertise in software development, APIs and modern IDEs.
- Anthropic Claude experience preferred.
- Python, C, or C++ programming languages preferred.
- Technical and functional collaboration skills across any industrial workflow.
- Experience managing projects and project budgets.
- Expertise in automated data collection and processing leveraging APIs or other means for structured and unstructured data.
- Experience in formal development methodologies such as Agile Framework, Waterfall, and modern AI enhanced IDEs.
- High level of business and technology curiosity and continuous learning.
- Positive self-starter with a good work ethic, ability to meet deadlines, excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and good attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and project execution skills, including time management and multitasking.
- Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills.
- Able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to travel as needed.
All offers for employment with the Milwaukee Bucks are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. We will consider people with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state, and Federal laws.
The Milwaukee Bucks is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Ethnic Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
We provide our employees with a robust employee benefits plan that focuses on the mental and physical wellness of our team. We strive to offer a flexible work environment that allows our team members to be productive in both their work and home lives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience
- Five years of experience in software development, APIs, and modern integrated development environments
- Experience with Python, C, or C++ programming languages
- Experience collaborating across technical and functional teams in industrial workflows
- Experience managing projects and project budgets
- Expertise in automated data collection and processing using APIs or other methods for structured and unstructured data
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and modern AI-enhanced development methodologies
- Strong business and technology curiosity with commitment to continuous learning
- Strong organizational, project execution, time management, and multitasking skills
- Excellent written, verbal, listening, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
- Ability to travel as needed
What We Do
A new ownership group headed by entrepreneurs Wesley Edens, Jamie Dinan, Jimmy Haslam, and an impressive assemblage of Milwaukee community leaders infuses the team and city with a new vitality driven by the promise of a next-generation team that remains true to the spirit of the “Brew City.” In addition to an exciting roster of talented players, the organization is in the final stages of a new arena to serve as the home for the next era of Bucks basketball. The state-of-the-art facility will become an important part of the revitalization of downtown Milwaukee and become integral to the community’s economic future. This new beginning for the Milwaukee Bucks is preceded by a lengthy history of success in the NBA, highlighted by the franchise’s NBA Championship in 1971 and 2021. In just the team’s third season of action, the Bucks earned the distinction of owning the quickest rise from expansion team to champion in any of the four major North American professional leagues. The Bucks also count two conference championships, 13 division titles, and 27 postseason appearances among the team’s many accomplishments. Additionally, numerous Bucks players, coaches, and contributors are included as members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
