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We are seeking a highly skilled
Automation Engineer (L3/L4) to drive automation strategy and execution across multi-technology environments. This role is responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality managed services by proactively managing, monitoring, and resolving complex, escalated technical incidents through automation and engineering excellence.
The primary objective is to
reduce manual effort, improve service reliability, and enable near real-time resolution of incidents using automation frameworks, DevOps practices, and advanced tooling.
This is a
senior and strategic role, operating across diverse technology domains including cloud, infrastructure, networking, security, and applications. The engineer will also act as a
technical escalation point (L4), mentor teams, and lead continuous improvement initiatives through automation.
Key Responsibilities
Automation & Engineering
- Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and scripting languages.
- Identify opportunities to automate repetitive operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
- Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for infrastructure and application automation.
- Maintain version-controlled automation code ensuring reusability, auditability, and scalability.
Advanced Incident & Problem Management
- Provide L3/L4 support for complex, escalated incidents and service requests.
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent fixes through automation.
- Leverage automation to enable proactive issue detection and self-healing systems.
- Ensure all incidents are resolved within SLA commitments.
Cross-Technology Operations
- Support environments across Cloud (AWS, Azure), Virtualization (VMware), Storage, Security, Networking, and Applications.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management across multi-platform environments.
- Integrate tools across domains for end-to-end operational visibility and orchestration.
DevOps & SRE Practices
- Implement DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to improve system reliability and performance.
- Reduce operational toil and enhance system observability.
- Define SLIs/SLOs and support performance optimization initiatives.
Change & Release Management
- Manage and execute complex change requests, ensuring risk mitigation and compliance.
- Support automated deployment pipelines and infrastructure releases.
- Maintain audit trails and documentation for all change activities.
Security & Compliance Automation
- Integrate security tools such as CyberArk, Opswat, Splunk into automation pipelines.
- Enforce compliance through automated scanning, patching, and policy enforcement.
- Ensure secure credential management in all automation workflows.
Disaster Recovery & Resilience
- Automate backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes using solutions like Veeam, Rubrik, VMware SRM.
- Participate in DR drills and ensure automated failover capabilities.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Act as a technical mentor for L1/L2/L3 engineers and drive knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to deliver managed services outcomes.
- Lead automation initiatives and contribute to strategic platform improvements.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong experience in automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)
- Expertise in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub)
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Shell, PowerShell)
- Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of VMware virtualization and infrastructure automation
- Exposure to monitoring, security, and ITSM tools (Splunk, CyberArk, etc.)
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across multi-technology environments
- Experience working in managed services / production support environments
Preferred Skills & Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect / Azure Architect Expert
- VMware Certifications (VCP-DCV, SRM, vRA)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) / Rubrik Certification
- Knowledge of SRE frameworks and reliability engineering practices
Key Competencies
- Automation-first mindset with focus on efficiency and scalability
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Ability to work independently in high-pressure environments
- Excellent client communication and stakeholder management
- Continuous improvement and innovation mindset
Workplace type:
On-site Working
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune
Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through
responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with
unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and
application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move
confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more
than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as
established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each
year in R&D.
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