Senior Engineer Automation

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Sr Engineer Automation is responsible for convincing the organization of proper architecture and best practices. Will introduce new technologies and provide assistance to application development teams

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Convinces organization of proper architecture and best practices

• Creates new automated build infrastructure, configuration, and deployment processes

• Determines best course of action related to creating the proper architecture and software installations, upgrades and migrations while taking all factors into account such as performance, availability and security.

• Drives debugging and troubleshooting operations to assist application development teams Introduces multiple technologies into an organization, using J2EE application containers

• Takes on a variety of tasks, such as application development, technical troubleshooting, and writing scripts.

• Manage the progress of complicated projects with or without an actual Project Manager to assist.

• May provide oversight and direction on work performed by lower level team members in an effort to ensure tasks are being accomplished and ensure the project moving forward and meeting deadlines

EDUCATION:

• B.S. Computer Information Systems or Engineering

OTHER PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification in any scripting language, as well as any programming language

• 4-6 years of previous related programming experience or a combination of equivalent education and experience

• 2+ years of previous related AWS cloud & automation tool (Ansible, Puppet, Chef or Fabric) education and experience

• Strong troubleshooting skills

• Demonstrable interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills Perl, Java/J2EE, Unix (Solaris/Linux) Shell Scripting in C (csh), Korn (ksh), and/or Bourne shells (sh)

• Experience with different web container/application servers (one or more of the following: Apache, Tomcat, JBoss, and WebLogic)

• Experience configuring and optimizing a J2EE application server (preferably WebLogic and JBoss)

• Familiarity with Unix (Solaris/Linux) operating systems, tools, and utilities

• Familiarity with Jenkins build tool, Gitlab source code repository

• Familiarity with migration of services and server to the cloud and containers

• Good Oracle internal insight with Oracle Wallet, Encryption, DataPump, etc.

• Combinations of the following programming languages and technologies: C/C++, PL/SQL, Groovy/Grails, Oracle Pro*C/Forms, Java, JavaScript, Python, CVS, ANT, FTP, SSH, SSL, PGP System Automation Tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Fabric) Containerization and Cloud (Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS)) Service Registries (Consul, Zookeeper, etc)

• Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• 24x7 oncall pager rotation week, every 7th week

• Normal Office Working Conditions

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.   You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description.   You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.