Automation Engineer

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. 

Job Description

The Vattenfall Staff Function IT is an international unit within the Vattenfall Group. We are a full-service IT provider. Our IT services range from process and application consulting, to software development, implementation projects and the operation of IT applications. About 2000 employees located in Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden contribute daily to our international business success. 

What will you do? 

Your job as Automation Engineer

IT plays a crucial role within Vattenfall to enable our transition to fossil freedom and secure stable operations. Automation has an essential part in this journey. We rely on you, as our Automation Engineer, to allow IT operations within Vattenfall to be on top of the change!

In your role as Hands-On DevOps Automation Engineer you will provide guidance on the build of solutions to enhance availability, performance and stability of the Automation platforms. You will need to balance service reliability, platform development and delivery speed. You will work with the team in building software delivery pipelines, deploy and monitor services, respond to alerts & notifications and learn from incidents. This is a role within the Central Automation team with an end-to-end responsibility across the entire platform.

Your tasks and responsibilities: 

• Supporting in transformation/implementation of business needs/requirements into automation solutions;
• Building software pipelines, deploy and monitor services, respond to alerts & notifications
• Working with the engineers from network/storage/compute/applications etc. to develop & maintain the automations;
• Working with the team when it comes to automation topics regarding best practices, defining frameworks, organizing workshops, etc;
• Delivering orchestrated workflows within the right process leveraging CI/CD, DevSecOps, Software Development Lifecycle and the vRealize Suite along with other 3rd party systems to achieve it;
• Participating in on-call shifts for high available automated workflows;
• Running automation platform upgrades & migrations;
• Developing, releasing and supporting automation code for the SDDC platform;
• Taking end to end responsibility for the automation platform and related services.

So why should you join us as Automation Engineer?

• We use modern technology: As an automation engineer, you get to work with the latest equipment and software.
• Complex Problem-Solving: You can successfully design and implement solutions to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Impactful Work: Working at Vattenfall, you're contributing to the production of clean and sustainable energy, knowing that your efforts are helping to combat climate change and promote a more sustainable future.
• Collaborative Environment: We foster a collaborative work culture where teamwork and knowledge sharing are valued.
• Opportunities for Growth: Whether it's through training programs, mentorship, or challenging projects, you can continuously expand your skills and advance your career.
• Work-Life Balance: We recognize the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

Location: Katowice

Who are you? 

As our Automation Engineer you will bring:

• Academic degree or a comparable training with several years of experience;
• Strong knowledge with automation tools such as Ansible, GitLab and Artifactory;
• Strong knowledge in operating systems : Windows and Linux;
• Experience with Collaboration stack i.e., Source Code Management tools (Gitlab, AzureDevOps.), Issue Tracking tools, CI/CD pipelines , etc;
• Experience with the VMware stack. Especially Aria Automation 8.x and VMware Aria Orchestrator 8.x;
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Ansible, JavaScript;
• Design, build, and maintain automated scripts using RESTful APIs;
• Knowledge around VCF and NSX is advantageous;
• Knowledge & Exposure to Data Center Technologies & Automation;
• Handle Vendor Support Interactions;
• Business-fluent in English (spoken and written).