Senior PowerShell Automation & Deployment Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Senior PowerShell Automation & Deployment Engineer to design, implement, and support automation, deployment, and system-management solutions across on-premises Microsoft infrastructure and Microsoft Azure environments.

The successful candidate will play a key role in release management, application support, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, and major technology rollouts within sensitive and regulated environments. This position requires strong PowerShell, Windows Server, SQL, CI/CD, and troubleshooting expertise, combined with effective stakeholder collaboration and a disciplined approach to security, compliance, and operational resilience.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain PowerShell scripts and automation solutions for application deployment, infrastructure configuration, system administration, and operational support.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute application deployments, software releases, mass data uploads, and data-mutation activities.
• Verify rollout schedules, deployment outcomes, system readiness, and post-release stability.
• Develop reusable, reliable, and secure automation components that improve deployment speed, consistency, and traceability.
• Integrate automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines and source-control platforms.
• Support the adoption of infrastructure-as-code practices across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Plan and execute major software upgrades, technology migrations, and enterprise rollouts with minimal business disruption.

• Provide second- and third-level support for complex application and infrastructure incidents.
• Investigate and resolve production issues through structured troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Monitor, maintain, and optimize applications and technical systems hosted across on-premises Microsoft Server and Azure environments.
• Support enterprise application integrations, archive-system integrations, and platforms such as Finastra.
• Participate in incident, problem, change, and release-management processes.
• Maintain operational stability while meeting agreed service levels and business-continuity requirements.

• Identify, assess, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities across applications, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines.
• Design and implement remediation solutions aligned with internal security policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Respond promptly to critical vulnerabilities and coordinate immediate mitigation activities to protect systems and data.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and risk teams to track and report vulnerability-management activities.
• Maintain accurate evidence and documentation to support governance, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Stay informed about emerging threats, vulnerabilities, security practices, and regulatory developments relevant to the technology landscape.

• Use monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, BigPanda, and Splunk to track system health, application performance, incidents, and deployment activity.
• Configure and maintain dashboards, alerts, and operational reports to enable the timely detection of anomalies and service degradation.
• Analyze monitoring data to identify trends, recurring issues, capacity concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Integrate monitoring, alerting, and validation controls into deployment and automation workflows.
• Collaborate with operational and engineering teams to improve system visibility and incident response.

• Write, review, troubleshoot, and optimize Microsoft SQL queries.
• Perform controlled data uploads, updates, and mutations in accordance with change-management and data-governance requirements.
• Analyze operational and application data to generate reports, metrics, and statistics for technical and business stakeholders.
• Ensure data-related activities are validated, traceable, and appropriately documented.

• Work closely with engineers, developers, product managers, designers, testers, security specialists, and business stakeholders to gather requirements and coordinate delivery.
• Participate in technical projects, roadmap planning, architectural discussions, and the integration of new technologies and applications.
• Produce and maintain deployment procedures, automation documentation, runbooks, support guides, and technical standards.
• Promote knowledge sharing and contribute to the continuous improvement of deployment, support, security, and operational practices.
• Ensure all activities comply with organizational policies and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Proven professional experience developing PowerShell scripts and automation solutions for deployment, configuration, and system management.
• Strong knowledge of application deployment, release management, and CI/CD principles.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and Git.
• Strong experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server environments.
• Experience working with on-premises, Microsoft Azure, and hybrid-cloud architectures.
• Good understanding of infrastructure-as-code concepts and tools such as ARM templates, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Strong Microsoft SQL skills, including writing, reviewing, troubleshooting, and optimizing queries.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications, application integrations, and archive-system integrations.
• Familiarity with enterprise financial-services platforms, such as Finastra, is advantageous.
• Experience using monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, BigPanda, and Splunk.
• Demonstrated experience in vulnerability remediation, security controls, and regulated technology environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and incident-management capabilities.
• Ability to manage complex deployments and production changes with accuracy and minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong documentation skills and a disciplined approach to change control, compliance, and audit readiness.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Relevant Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, DevOps, ITIL, or security certifications.
• Experience working in financial services, banking, or another highly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methods and formal IT service-management processes.

• Automation-first mindset
• Operational ownership and accountability
• Security and compliance awareness
• Analytical and structured problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Effective cross-functional collaboration
• Clear technical communication
• Ability to perform effectively during critical incidents and time-sensitive deployments