Automation Engineer

Russell Tobin; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer in Kuala Lumpur to design, develop, and maintain automation solutions that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of infrastructure provisioning and deployment.

The role emphasizes IaC with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, and Python, along with CI/CD practices and strong Windows/Linux networking knowledge. Collaboration across Infrastructure, Security, and Architecture teams is key.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure automation or DevOps engineering.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, Python.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git).
• Strong understanding of Windows/Linux server infrastructure, networking, and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation frameworks to streamline infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain IaC using tools like Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, and Python.
• Build reusable automation pipelines for server provisioning, middleware/database installation, F5 configuration, DNS, backup registration, and CMDB updates.
• Automate infrastructure build, deployment, configuration, and migration activities.
• Integrate automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and compliance frameworks.
• Prepare technical documentation, runbooks, and reusable automation templates.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure automation aligns with enterprise standards and governance.

Skills

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell DSC

Python

CI/CD

Git

Windows/Linux

Networking

Cloud technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

We are looking for an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automation solutions that improve the efficiency, consistency, and scalability of infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational processes. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation tools, and CI/CD practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation frameworks to streamline infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, and Python.
• Build reusable automation pipelines for server provisioning, middleware/database installation, F5 configuration, DNS, backup registration, and CMDB updates.
• Automate infrastructure build, deployment, configuration, and migration activities.
• Integrate automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and compliance frameworks.
• Prepare technical documentation, runbooks, and reusable automation templates.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, and Architecture teams to ensure automation aligns with enterprise standards and governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure automation or DevOps engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, Python, or similar automation tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Strong understanding of Windows/Linux server infrastructure, networking, and cloud technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, scripting, and communication skills.

Preferred: Experience with F5, DNS, CMDB, enterprise infrastructure migrations, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) is an added advantage.