Automation Engineer

HLB; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Leong Bank in Malaysia is seeking an IT professional focused on automating IT service management and log analysis workflows. The ideal candidate has 3-4 years of relevant experience in ITSM and monitoring tools and strong technical troubleshooting.

You will develop automation playbooks, design monitoring solutions with Nagios, Zabbix, ELK, Grafana, and Ansible, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable automation.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of relevant IT automation experience.
• Experience with ITSM tools and monitoring platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and automation scripting skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with security practices in automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation playbooks, scripts, and integrations.
• Design and maintain automation and monitoring solutions (Nagios/Zabbix, ELK, Grafana, Ansible).
• Serve as Unix/Windows admin/engineer as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into automation.
• Troubleshoot ITSM, monitoring platforms, and automation workflows.
• Document all automation configurations and best practices.
• Stay updated with new features and security patches.

Skills

Python

Bash

Ansible

Nagios

Zabbix

ELK

Grafana

CI/CD

Networking

Documentation

Communication

AI/LLMs

Tools

Nagios

Zabbix

ELK

Grafana

Ansible

Job description

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Overview:

We are looking for an IT professional with a keen interest in automating IT service management and log analysis workflows. The successful candidate will have at least 3-4 years of relevant working experience, preferably in a role focused on ITSM tools and Monitoring tools preferably, and must be able to demonstrate strong technical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain automation playbooks, scripts, and integrations to streamline processes in ITSM tools/Monitoring Platforms.
• Design, implement, and maintain the Automation solutions such as Nagios/Zabbix, ELK, Grafana, Ansible - ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Has experience as or have worked as a Unix/Windows administrator/engineer.
• Work with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective automation solutions and monitoring dashboards.
• Act as a key resource for troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to ITSM, Monitoring Platforms, and their automation workflows.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all automation processes, configurations, and best practices.
• Keep up to date with the latest features, security patches, and best practices for automation technologies.

Skills & Experience We Are Looking For:

• Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash) and/or automation tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Experience with application deployment, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and security protocols.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Experience with LLMs and AI Technology would be an added bonus.

_ We appreciate your application and will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding next steps. _

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve ourmission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation.Candidatesare assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our "Digital at the Core" ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.