Deployment Engineer

Toyota Automated Logistics; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Automated Logistics in Pune, India seeks a Deployment Engineer to deploy software components on Vanderlande Warehouse systems. You will analyze risks, prepare test environments, and execute deployments with runbooks, supporting post-deployment validation and knowledge transfer.

The role requires 4–7 years in configuration, integration and software development, strong English skills, and a willingness to travel up to 50% for international projects.

Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree in a technical and logistics field; ITIL knowledge is beneficial.
• - 4–7 years of experience in configuration, integration, and software development per project requirements.
• - Experience in service-oriented environments; supporting live customer systems.
• - Strong English communication; willingness to travel up to 50%.
• - Knowledge of IT architecture, industrial automation, and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk analysis and deployment impact assessment on component and subsystem level.
• Prepare test environments, deploy software, and configure systems.
• Support deployment manager and create runbooks with deployment steps.
• Provide effort estimates and rehearse deployments in virtual environments.
• Execute deployments and monitor post-deployment validation.
• Transfer knowledge and define KPIs with the deployment manager.

Skills

System thinking

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/logistics

Tools

SQL Developer

Apache Maven

JIRA

HP ALM

OP5

Flux

Bamboo

Docker

Git

Bitbucket

Lense

Kubernetes

Helm

Job description

Deployment Engineer | Pune, India| Full-time

The deployment engineer in the Services Department is responsible for deploying software components on medium to large size and complexity Vanderlande Warehouse systems. Together with the deployment manager he identifies relevant requirements, helps create and understand deployment runbooks including risk analysis, release notes and rollback scenarios, executes deployments on (virtual) environments, documents results and uses them as input for the deployments at customer production systems.

Your department:

Within Vanderlande, the Test & Deployment team in the IT&RS/IT Delivery department is responsible for the Life-cycle Services intake, validation, deployment and after care of material handling solutions worldwide.

Job Description

The deployment engineer in the Services Department is responsible for deploying software components on medium to large size and complexity Vanderlande Warehouse systems. Together with the deployment manager he identifies relevant requirements, helps create and understand deployment runbooks including risk analysis, release notes and rollback scenarios, executes deployments on (virtual) environments, documents results and uses them as input for the deployments at customer production systems.

Within Vanderlande, the Test & Deployment team in the IT&RS/IT Delivery department is responsible for the Life-cycle Services intake, validation, deployment and after care of material handling solutions worldwide.

• What you will do/Key Responsibilities: Perform risk analysis and deployment impact assessment on component and subsystem level.
• Prepare test environment (setup IT infra, deploy software and tooling, configure system), including debugging, enhancement, defect resolution and configuration.
• Support the deployment manager.
• Create and describe the required deployment steps for runbooks, and review with deployment manager.
• Provide deployment effort estimates on component level.
• Rehearse deployments and rollbacks on different types of (virtual) environments.
• Execute deployment according to runbook.
• Monitor system behavior during customer smoke test / post deployment validation test.
• Provide feedback on deployments.
• Transfer knowledge to other engineers.
• Define system performance KPI and monitoring tools together with the deployment manager.
• Help with improvements in content, process and tooling.
• Feedback lessons learned from the project into product, process and tooling.
• Align with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless integration.
• Identify, track, and manage defects using appropriate tools and methodologies
• Cooperate with test team and Site Deployment.
• Maintain detailed documentation of Vanderlande Warehousing technologies and deployments according to existing processes for preparation, execution results, and any issues encountered.
• Understand compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Provide commissioning and stand‑by support during project go‑live.
• Willing to learn new technology in Automation to automate the Deployment.
• Production/Service Support.
• Setup/configure the components by following the deployment overview

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical and logistics field, preferably with a focus on systems engineering and quality or a related discipline like mechatronics, informatics, electrical engineering.
• Experience in a service-oriented environment, supporting live customer systems according to ITIL standards.
• Ideally, some years of working experience in the field of special engineering and/or integration.
• Good command of the English language and because of international projects - willing to travel (50%)
• Experience in customer processes within a relevant industry like ASML or Thales or a comparable job role.
• 4-7 years of work experience in configuration, Integration and development of software based on project requirements.
• A good understanding of systems engineering processes.
• Good analytical skills with an ability to think at a system level, able to reduce information to essential parts and provide to the point communication.
• Able to decompose work into essential steps, give realistic effort estimations, and to help create feasible planning for execution.
• Able to balance quality, lead time, and cost effectively.
• Proactive and pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Good ability to build good working relations with stakeholders like internal and external suppliers.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Proactive and supportive in team participation, working with people at all skill levels and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Tooling Knowledge: SQL Developer, Apache Maven, JIRA /HP ALM, OP5, Flux, Bamboo, Docker, Git / BitBucket, Lense and similar.

Primary skills:

Oracle SQL, PL/SQL (Basic), Tool: Creation and Modification of Jenkins Jobs, Power Shell, Kubernetes, Helm, Deployment of Software, Excellent Communication & Problem-Solving Skills.

Secondary skills:

Working Exp on Virtual Machine, VM Clusters, Power shell, Understanding/Reading XML, knowledge of Git repository.

Required understanding:

• Customer processes in relevant market segments.
• Material handling systems on system level.
• IT architecture, industrial automation (incl. OT SW), business process automation (incl. IT SW).
• Test strategies / test methods / risk analysis and relevant tooling.
• Change- and configuration management and relevant tooling.
• Software development methods and relevant tooling.
• Integration strategies and processes.
• Relevant department processes.

Good to have:

• Experience in Automation or DevOps/CI CD.
• Experience in Integration Testing.
• Experience in Networking / IT.
• Experience in coding, scripting, or software development.
• Experience in Control Systems: PLCs, barcode scanners, Photoelectric Eye (PEC) sensors, and motors & drives (Direct Online (DOL) motors, frequency controllers).
• Experience in Warehouse & Industrial Automation: WMS/WCS (Warehouse Management Systems) and IACS (Industrial Automation and Control Systems).
• Experience in SCADA Systems: SCADA operations, system integration, and control processes.
• Experience in System Messaging & Communication: HLC messaging and data exchange between high-level and low-level controllers (HLC/LLC).
• Networking Fundamentals: VLANs, subnets, gateways, firewalls, NAT, port forwarding, WiFi, port mirroring.
• Servers & Virtualization: ILOs, ESXi, VMs, Hyper-V, RAID.
• Storage & Connectivity: NAS systems, handheld scanner connectivity, and industrial network integration.
• Cloud-Native & Containerized Environments: Microservices & Kubernetes within IT infrastructure.
• Cybersecurity Awareness: Understanding security protocols, risk mitigation, and best practices.
• Certifications: CCNA or equivalent is a plus.
• Data analytics (Experience with Splunk or similar data analysis platforms)
• Testing Methodologies: ISTQB Foundation, TMAP.
• Test Tooling: Experience with Polarion or similar requirements and test management tools.
• Diversity & inclusion- Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

How We Work

We work by three values: Every day better, We care, and Team play. In practice, this means we drive customer success, lead with transparency, celebrate what we achieve together, and do what we say.

Who we are:

At Toyota Automated Logistics, you actively shape the future of intelligent intralogistics. As part of Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), we are a global partner for integrated warehouse automation solutions. Founded in April 2026, we bring together the strengths of Bastian Solutions, viastore, and Vanderlande’s warehousing business under one unified brand.

Together, we develop scalable automation systems, intelligent software, and end‑to‑end services across the entire lifecycle for customers around the world. Our ambition is clear: to set industry benchmarks and actively shape the future of intralogistics.

Diversity & inclusion

At Toyota Automated Logistics, we believe diversity makes us stronger. Qualified applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.