Automation Engineer

Next Ventures; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, implement, and optimize an automation-driven orchestration platform. The role focuses on ensuring the platform is secure, scalable, and observable, aligned with DevOps governance.

Key responsibilities include defining the architecture, delivering operational environments, integrating IAM for security, and ensuring performance tuning. This position demands strong technical capabilities and a proactive approach to system integration.

Qualifications

• Experience in automation-driven orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with IAM integration and security best practices.
• Knowledge of performance tuning for automation platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define low-level architecture for an orchestration platform.
• Deliver an operational orchestration platform across environments.
• Integrate platform with IAM for secure access controls.

Job description

Role Overview

The Infrastructure Automation Engineer will design, implement, and optimise an automation‑driven orchestration platform supporting multiple environments (DEV, UAT, PROD). The role focuses on platform‑level automation, environment provisioning, IAM integration, performance tuning, and the creation of reusable automation components and connectors. The consultant will ensure the platform is secure, scalable, observable, and aligned with the organisation’s DevOps and infrastructure governance models.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure‑level Architecture Definition Define the final low‑level architecture for the orchestration platform, ensuring it is technology‑agnostic and aligned with infrastructure automation principles. Provide cost/benefit analysis for architectural decisions.

• Environment Provisioning & Segregation Deliver a fully operational orchestration platform with segregated DEV, UAT, and PROD environments, including automated provisioning and configuration.

• IAM & Security Integration Integrate the platform with IAM following security best practices, enforcing least privilege, role‑based access, and secure authentication flows.

• Reusable Automation Components Build reusable connectors, modules, and automation assets to support workflow execution and integration with infrastructure and provider platforms.

• Monitoring, Observability & Logging Implement monitoring and observability using platform capabilities, ensuring visibility into system health, performance, and workflow execution.

• Provider Platform Integration Support integration with external provider platforms, ensuring secure, reliable, and automated communication between systems.

• Lifecycle Automation & DevOps Alignment Implement mechanisms for full process lifecycle management, integrated with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and the organisation’s DevOps operating model.

• Standardised Error Handling Deliver a consistent, automated error‑handling framework for orchestrated processes and infrastructure workflows.

• Platform Performance Tuning Optimise the orchestration platform for performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Documentation & Enablement Produce clear documentation for developers and operations teams covering platform usage, automation patterns, Camunda, and custom connectors.

Deliverables

• Low‑level infrastructure automation architecture

• Fully operational orchestration platform (DEV, UAT, PROD)

• IAM‑integrated and security‑aligned platform

• Reusable automation connectors and modules

• Monitoring, observability, and logging setup

• DevOps‑aligned lifecycle automation and versioning integration

• Standardised error‑handling framework

• Performance‑optimised orchestration platform

• Developer and operations documentation (Camunda + custom connectors)