Senior Cloud Orchestration Automation Engineer

New York Power Authority; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Power Authority is seeking a Senior Cloud Orchestration Automation Engineer to advance automation across our hybrid and multicloud infrastructure, modernizing IT operations and ensuring secure, scalable delivery of services.

You will lead IaC efforts using Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates and GitHub Actions, write Python scripts, and collaborate across Infrastructure, Networking and Application Development teams to implement repeatable automation patterns.

Qualifications

• Experience with IaC and cloud automation across hybrid/multicloud.
• Proficient in Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates, and GitHub Actions.
• Strong Python scripting abilities and other languages.
• Understanding of DevSecOps, security in CI/CD and secrets management.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation initiatives across IT to increase efficiency and reduce manual tasks.
• Design and implement automated workflows across hybrid cloud environments.
• Collaborate across Infrastructure, Networking, and Application Development to deliver automation initiatives.
• Support AI Center of Excellence by provisioning scalable cloud infrastructure.

Skills

IaC & cloud automation

Workflow orchestration

Python scripting

DevSecOps

Cloud architecture knowledge

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

ARM templates

GitHub Actions

Job description

Summary

As NYPA's technical and digital landscape continues to evolve to ensure we meet the increasing demand for clean energy across New York State, the Senior Cloud Orchestration Automation Engineer will play a pivotal role in advancing automation throughout our infrastructure. This position is essential to the successful modernization and efficiency of our IT operations.

The Senior Cloud Orchestration Automation Engineer is a key member of the Cloud and Core Services Architecture & Automation team. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and fully automated cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multicloud environments.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead automation initiatives across the IT organization to increase efficiency and reduce manual processes.
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Networking, Application Development, and other IT teams to design and implement automated workflows, using strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Support the AI Center of Excellence (AICoE) by streamlining the delivery of AI use cases and enabling scalable, repeatable solution patterns.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with:

• Infrastructure as code (IaC), workflow orchestration, and cloud native automation
• Tools such as Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates, GitHub/GitHub Actions
• Advanced scripting in Python and other programming languages
• DevSecOps principles, including secure by design practices, policy as code, CI/CD pipelines with integrated security, and secrets/certificate management
• The candidate will be responsible for building resilient, compliant, and highly repeatable automation frameworks aligned with enterprise cybersecurity and digital architecture standards.

Key Activities

• Partner with teams across Infrastructure, Application Development, and Networking to automate processes and develop joint automation initiatives.
• Automate provisioning, scaling, configuration, and operational tasks across hybrid environments.
• Develop infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, and related tools; maintain strong Python scripting capabilities.
• Manage automation scripts, workflows, and versioning using GitHub.
• Collaborate with the AICoE to support new use cases by provisioning cloud infrastructure, establishing governance, and assisting with proof of concept efforts.
• Build automated provisioning and deployment workflows that enable rapid, scalable solution delivery across multiple use cases.

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Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough analysis of client/user requirements, design, develop and test the software to meet defined specifications including the ability to uncover, comprehend, and document complex business requirements, challenges, and processes.
• Lead efforts to uncover, comprehend, and document complex business requirements, challenges, and processes.
• Assist with developing and finalizing RFIs, RFPs and questionnaires in conjunction with IT partners and business stakeholders.
• Develop designs, layouts, and documentation to identify project requirements and how specific aspects will be integrated cohesively.
• Ensure project teams uncover, comprehend, and document complex business requirements, challenges, and processes.
• Responsible for the technical relationship with IT and Business leads, including managing product and solution briefings, proof‑of‑concept work, coordination of additional technical resources, and obtaining business requirements and translating these into a solution design.
• Remain abreast of industry news, technology products, platforms, and partners to ensure you and your team provide and maintain a deep industry and ecosystem expertise.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead a project team's effort to engineer and deliver EA deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with a diverse group of customers, partners, and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions.
• Experience of identifying and selecting software solutions to business needs including Commercial off the Shelf (COTS), SaaS and PaaS applications.
• Knowledgeable in advanced concepts of cloud computing, datacenter consolidation, IT infrastructure services, cyber security, data management services, etc.
• Knowledge of advanced network administration and security principles and practices related to architecture.
• Advanced knowledge of most industry‑standard solution engineering, application architecture and systems integration approaches and concepts.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in an IT related field preferred.
• Minimum 6 years or more experience of providing solution engineering, application architecture and systems integration services for technology projects preferred.
• Experience in analyzing business and application requirements and present architectural solutions.
• Knowledge of EA and SA principles and frameworks.
• Professional experience in architecting/operating solutions built on public cloud platforms with Architecture certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

Overnight travel to the various NYPA locations within New York State.

Compensation

The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market‑informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is: $145,000 - $181,000. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates' relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Statement

The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign‑born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, NYPA/Canals is committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race/color, creed/religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, military status, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy and related conditions, familial/marital status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest/criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law.

NYPA/Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates' disabilities, pregnancy‑related conditions, religious observances/practices and/or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation, please email [e-mail].