Senior Automation Engineer

Opt IT; India; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Opt IT is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer in India to design, develop, and maintain automated solutions that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and quality across business and technology processes.

The role emphasizes building scripts, APIs, and automation frameworks, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and ITSM tools, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have 7+ years in automation or related fields and strong scripting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent.
• Experience with APIs, databases, Git, CI/CD, and automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, Linux/Windows systems, networking, and monitoring tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Shell scripting, or similar tools
• Automate infrastructure, deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational workflows
• Build and maintain scripts, tools, APIs, and automation frameworks
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and ITSM tools
• Identify repetitive processes and recommend automation opportunities
• Troubleshoot automation failures and improve performance and reliability
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, QA, and security teams
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and automation standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support continuous process improvement

Skills

Python

PowerShell

CI/CD

Troubleshooting

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated solutions that improve operational efficiency, reliability, and quality across business and technology processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Shell scripting, or similar tools
• Automate infrastructure, deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational workflows
• Build and maintain scripts, tools, APIs, and automation frameworks
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and ITSM tools
• Identify repetitive processes and recommend automation opportunities
• Troubleshoot automation failures and improve performance and reliability
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, infrastructure, QA, and security teams
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and automation standards
• Mentor junior engineers and support continuous process improvement

Required Skills

• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent
• Experience with APIs, databases, Git, CI/CD, and automation frameworks
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, Linux/Windows systems, networking, and monitoring tools
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in automation, DevOps, system engineering, or software development

Preferred

• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, or Kubernetes is preferred