Automation Engineer and Architect

Looking for architect, Design engineer and Automation SME for the role below. This is a fully remote position.

Automation Engineers and Architects Monitoring & Alerting Focused

Key Activities:

Unified Monitoring Framework: Build an integrated solution leveraging existing tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, security platforms) and local logs from Windows/Linux servers, infrastructure components (storage arrays, SAN switches, network devices), databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB), backup systems (Rubrik, Data Domain, Infinibox), compute nodes (Dell servers), VMware environments, IBM Power/AIX, and IBM LinuxOne.

Automated Alerting & Proactive Response: Develop intelligent alerting mechanisms and automated remediation workflows to reduce manual intervention and accelerate incident resolution.

Data Integration & Gap Closure: Aggregate and normalize data from multiple sources, including platform tools and local logs, to fill visibility gaps and provide actionable insights.

Dashboard Development: Create a common GUI-based dashboard for real-time monitoring, alerting, and reporting across all infrastructure layers.

Skills & Tools: Utilize Ansible, Python, PowerShell, shell scripting, and GUI development to deliver scalable automation solutions.

Business Impact:

• Improved Reliability: Proactive detection and automated remediation reduce outages and service degradation.
• Operational Efficiency: Significant reduction in manual monitoring and troubleshooting efforts.
• Enhanced Security & Compliance: Centralized visibility into logs and alerts ensures faster response to security events.
• Scalability: A common framework supports growth and complexity without proportional increases in headcount.

Job Skill Requirements and Experience

Core Technical Skills:

Automation & Scripting:

• Proficiency in Python, Ansible, PowerShell, and shell scripting (Bash/Korn).
• Ability to develop automation workflows for monitoring, alerting, and remediation.

Monitoring & Logging Tools:

• Hands-on experience with Splunk, Dynatrace, and other enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with log aggregation and parsing from multiple sources (OS, applications, infrastructure components).

Infrastructure Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments.
• Exposure to VMware, IBM Power/AIX, and IBM LinuxOne systems.
• Knowledge of storage arrays, SAN switches, network switches, and IP traffic monitoring.
• Experience with backup platforms (Rubrik, Data Domain, Infinibox).
• Familiarity with database systems (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB).

GUI Development:

• Ability to build dashboard interfaces for real-time monitoring and alerting (using frameworks like Flask/Django for Python or similar).

Additional Skills:

Data Integration:

• Ability to aggregate and normalize data from multiple sources for unified alerting.

Security & Compliance Awareness:

• Understanding of security logs and compliance requirements for infrastructure monitoring.

Problem-Solving & Creativity:

• Ability to identify gaps in current monitoring and design innovative solutions.

Experience:

• 5+ years in infrastructure automation or systems engineering roles.
• Proven track record in building automation frameworks and monitoring solutions.
• Experience working in large-scale, distributed environments with global teams.
• Prior involvement in proactive alerting and automated remediation projects is highly desirable.

The hourly rate for this position is between $70-100 per hour.  

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate]. 

Benefits: 

Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations.