Senior Automation Engineer

Koch; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch in Plano, TX is seeking an engineering leader to define and maintain the target-state DevOps and automation architecture, including CI/CD patterns and infrastructure as code standards. You will drive automation initiatives that reduce manual work and align technical solutions with business goals.

You will design, build, and maintain automations across teams, mentor colleagues, and apply AI-driven approaches to improve reliability, scalability, and operation efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the target-state DevOps and automation architecture, including CI/CD patterns, infrastructure as code standards, environment strategies, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Design, build, and maintain automations that eliminate manual work across Collaboration Technology and Endpoint teams.
• Leverage AI, Copilot, intelligent agents, APIs, and event-driven architectures to create self-service capabilities, automate business processes, improve decision-making, and advance automation-first ways of working
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and product stakeholders to prioritize modernization opportunities and align technical solutions to business outcomes.

Job description

Our Team

The IT Employee Services Organization provides value-added strategic partnerships with other Koch companies in ownership and support of several key processes and platforms.We deliver IT products and services that enable employee success and collaboration, foundational accounts and devices, and transformational mobility and XR experiences. As a trusted partner, we focus on people, processes, technology, and data to drive transformation.Our team members are key contributors through the application of frameworks and principles with an emphasis on leveraging critical and economic thinking to drive value.

Location: This role can be located in Wichita, KS / Plano, TX / Atlanta, GA and requires an in-office presence with flexibility.

This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

What You Will Do

• Define and maintain the target-state DevOps and automation architecture, including CI/CD patterns, infrastructure as code standards, environment strategies, and reusable platform capabilities.
• Design, build, and maintain automations that eliminate manual work across Collaboration Technology and Endpoint teams.
• Leverage AI, Copilot, intelligent agents, APIs, and event-driven architectures to create self-service capabilities, automate business processes, improve decision-making, and advance automation-first ways of working
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and product stakeholders to prioritize modernization opportunities and align technical solutions to business outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship by guiding design decisions, reviewing patterns and implementations, and coaching teams on DevOps, automation, and engineering best practices.
• Analyze operational data, incidents, service requests, and platform telemetry to identify automation opportunities, reduce recurring support demand, improve service reliability, and drive continuous operational excellence.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and supporting automation, DevOps, cloud,