Senior Automation Engineer

NN GROUP N.V.; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 59,583 - 79,448; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary between €5,339 and €7,119

13th month and holiday allowance

27 vacation days plus Diversity Days

Modern pension

Training and learning opportunities

NS Business Card for unlimited travel

Allowances for home office setup

Job summary

NN GROUP N.V. is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join the Managed IaaS team. You will design, implement, and maintain self-service automations for our digital products. Collaborating with IT professionals, your role is crucial in ensuring our private cloud operates efficiently and effectively.

Your expertise in automation, along with strong teamwork and communication skills, will be essential as you troubleshoot issues, build hybrid solutions, and automate processes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in developing and managing automation workflows using Aria Automation components.
• Strong skills in writing and executing Ansible playbooks with experience in AWX.
• Familiar with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform.
• Experience in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitLab.
• Proficient in integrating systems using RESTful and SOAP APIs.
• Experience with Kubernetes and continuous delivery tools.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Basic knowledge in various on-prem infrastructure technologies.
• Experience applying security best practices.
• Fluent in Markdown with extensive documentation history.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to automation platforms.
• Lead and innovate modernization efforts.
• Build and update hybrid cloud solutions.
• Automate legacy processes.

Skills

Ansible Automation Platform

Aria Automation

AWS

VMware

GitOps

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

API integration

Markdown

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Automation Engineer to join our Managed IaaS team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining our set of self‑service automations that drive our digital products. You will collaborate with other IT professionals to ensure that our private cloud environment is functioning optimally and meets the needs of our organization.

What you are going to do

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to, Ansible Automation Platform, AWX and Aria Automation
• Lead and innovate situations that are not up to date with today’s technology
• Build and update hybrid cloud solutions using AWS and VMware
• Automate legacy processes using GitOps way of working

What we offer you

NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves. We offer you:

• Salary between €5,339 and €7,119 based on a 36‑hour work week, depending on your knowledge and experience
• 13th month and holiday allowance are paid with your monthly salary
• 27 vacation days for a 5‑day working week and three Diversity Days
• A modern pension administered by BeFrank
• Plenty of training and learning opportunities
• NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately
• Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometres travelled
• Allowances for setting up your home office and for internet use

Who you are

• You are proficient in developing and managing automation workflows using Aria Automation components (Orchestrator, Assembler, Service Broker)
• You possess strong skills in writing and executing Ansible playbooks, with experience in AWX for automation management
• You are familiar with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools, such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• You have experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, GitLab, etc
• You are proficient in integrating systems using API calls, including RESTful and SOAP APIs
• You have experience with Kubernetes and continuous delivery tools for it, such as Argo CD
• You possess strong teamwork and communication skills to work effectively with cross‑functional teams
• You have a background/basic knowledge in various technologies that make up on‑prem infrastructure (various operating systems administration, databases, virtualization, etc)
• You have experience applying security best practices and baselines such as CIS or STIG
• You are fluent in Markdown and have a long history of documentation written

Who you will work with

You will be part of the Managed IaaS Enablement team, responsible for driving the entire automation adoption within our hybrid cloud infrastructure. You will be working closely with our digital products teams and assist them in integrating their automations in such a way in which our customers have access to a wide range of self‑service automations. You will be taking initiatives and apply agile methodologies to achieve the goals set for every sprint.