Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Systems automation engineer
provides service engineering for Substation Automation Products/Systems and Power Communication such as Configuration, Factory Acceptance Test, Installation, Repair, Maintenance, and Site Acceptance Test/Test & Commissioning.
Systems Automation Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Directly support operations with troubleshooting and issue resolution with respect to automation systems and applications
New development of automations using the core products and custom Java, Groovy and JavaScript code
Escalated support for existing automations
Support and development of the PLM Web UI tool (.NET)
Support and development of the Dashboard tool (.NET)
Assisting with certification testing as appropriate
New development of Resolve automations using the core product and custom Groovy & java code and JavaScript code
New development of ITPAM automations using the core product and custom JavaScript code
Assist in the implementation of self-service private cloud environment utilizing VMWare vRealize automation suite
Assist with upgrade of production and development Puppet and Linux environments
Systems Automation Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Systems Automation Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, II, AWS, III, IAT, DODI, ITIL, SSL, CISSP, ASHRE
Education for Systems Automation Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the systems automation engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technical, Education, Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Technology, General Education
Skills for Systems Automation Engineer
Desired skills for systems automation engineer include:
Power quality meters
Protective relays and UPS
Test and repair techniques
Test equipment and diagnostic instruments for automation and power management systems
Trip units
Troubleshooting
SNMP
DDE
OPC
TCP/IP
Desired experience for systems automation engineer includes:
Languages - Java, Groovy, Javascript, ASP.NET, XML, SQL
The Individual must have experience with IT automation and IT orchestration tools
Maintain and manage existing server, network and application environments
Coordinate systems capabilities with user and business needs while anticipating future requirements of both the internal systems and end users
Minimum 5 years experience as Team Lead/ Manager handling a team of 7+ members
Thorough understanding of principles of MQ, CICS, DB2, WAS
Systems Automation Engineer Examples
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Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of systems automation engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for systems automation engineer
- Own and Perform technical and validation tasks on distributed Automation systems
- Supervision of safety regulations on site as per OHS safety instruction & policy
- Be available to participate on the on-call Rota
- Project Execution - develop and implement product/system configuration changes at site to meet customer requirements
- Be responsible for the automating test equipment for system level testing for electrical power generation systems
- Apply and develop automated test frameworks and tools to meet program needs
- Be responsible for developing and maintaining a data management system
- Make technical presentations at various design reviews and technical meetings
- Support new programs with inputs for testability and maintainability early in the design cycle
- Provide the technical knowledge to rapidly prototype test equipment to meet new requirements
Qualifications for systems automation engineer
- Comfort with PKI and CA/ certificate management
- BS Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Excellent problem solving skills, along with the ability to work independently, part of a cross-functional global team
- Previous fault management network device experience
- Extremely organized individual with the ability to manage multiple projects, lead and/or participate on multiple project teams following Agile methodologies
- HP NNMi smart plug-ins (iSPI)
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Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a systems automation engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems automation engineer
- Implement the operational objectives and strategies of the department/ team and customer projects according to established company processes and policies
- Evaluate preliminary engineering and customer requirements to perform hardware designs and application software design under minimal supervision
- Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, evaluate results, and make recommendations
- Interpret profitability margins for project management purposes
- Review project bids and ensures fiscal viability of project bids
- Review new product design, development, installation and field performance
- Coordinate marketing efforts of engineering services with some customer interaction
- Provide technical support to the customer during commissioning of the design of complex systems
- Provide complete hardware and software package for validation and verification
- Perform simulation (verification) of Wayside Train Control System software using tools specific to the type of equipment
Qualifications for systems automation engineer
- At least 1 year of experience with Splunk
- At least 2 years of experience in Network Operations or at least 2 years of experience in Network Engineering
- 2 years of experience with Ansible/Chef/Puppet, ELK stack, Docker and public cloud environments
- 5 years of HP Network Node Manager experience
- 5 years of Balabit Syslog-NG experience
- 3 year of experience with supporting Linux servers
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Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of systems automation engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for systems automation engineer
- Prepares engineering schedules and budgets in accordance with company estimates and project specifications
- Fulfill special requests from customers such as special distributions, providing designer sketches, and other additional information as requested
- Provide all type of technical documentation within a project
- Implement model processes for various engineering functions
- Evaluate and develop overall strategic continuous improvement plans for quality initiatives as they relate to process improvement
- Provide supervision and/or technical leadership for the team
- Provides training, as requested, either on customer site or at our training center
- Gather business requirements, determine appropriate solutions and effectively communicate those to partners
- Develop, design, and implement methods and systems that satisfy internal and external reporting needs and requirements
- Uses information collected from SCADA databases to drive continuous improvement activities at regional and national levels
Qualifications for systems automation engineer
- IT security, Scripting (Powershell, Vbscript, Javascript,etc)
- Currently enrolled in Bachelor's (or higher) degree plan or graduated with less than 2 years of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering experience
- Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering completed by expected start date
- Minimum 5 years experience as a Service or Instrument Engineer in a process control environment with a particular emphasis on installation, commissioning and start-up
- Be a key member of the engineering team helping with the integration and support
- This role will consist of 20% programming/ scripting in VB or SQL
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Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of systems automation engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for systems automation engineer
- Assists in the development of corporate standards and software templates
- Provides team support for installation and de-bugging of existing and new SCADA installations
- Technical production of high quality software solutions on time and within budget
- Be involved in the writing/co-ordination of Functional Design Specifications and associated documents
- Be expected to travel and commission the equipment at client sites whether in the UK or abroad
- Be involved in the testing of all software produced and configuration of systems to satisfy the client’s application
- When working within a project team, they will ensure that all activities are co-ordinated with the designated Lead Engineer & project manager
- Research, design and develop automation method to support the platform provisioning, maintenance and operations of large-scale products and services
- Designs and develops high-performance and highly available groups of servers for resource-intensive network applications in cloud-based infrastructure
- Assist in-house product teams with regularly scheduled product builds and deployments and hotfixes as needed
Qualifications for systems automation engineer
- Extensive experience building and supporting IT solutions in a Windows-based, enterprise environment, including provisioning, patching, and performance management
- Adept at automating in scripting languages, such as PowerShell, VB Script, .Net, or other programming languages
- Experience working across product and service teams
- Experience in SCCM, Chef/Puppet, or other configuration management platforms
- Experience in SCOM, CloudWatch, or other monitoring platforms
- Experience in SCVMM or other virtualization platforms
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Systems Automation Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of systems automation engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for systems automation engineer
- Works closely with technical staff to solve operational issues with our services, tools and infrastructure
- Plans and implements system security configuration, to include access control, host and client access, file permissions, and user accounts
- Collaborate with solution architecture to devise infrastructure solutions most suitable to meet system requirements
- Develops best practices, operational procedures and design documentation
- Principal Virtualization Engineer
- Principal Storage Engineer
- Quality Assurance/Quality Engineering
- Work with cross BU technical leads including product engineering teams, QE, Integration engineering to provide test solution for SDDC interop
- Candidate should be able to understand technical specifications, design test strategy based on specs
- Ability to automate for testing is a must
Qualifications for systems automation engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technician, Computer Science or related field preferred with a minimum of 8-12 years of experience in railway signaling industry
- Proficient using industry specific equipment such as meters, oscilloscope and power supplies
- Proficient using AutoCAD and Microstation
- Proficient experience using Test Racks
- A proven track record of leading projects that successfully achieve milestones and complete deliverables
- Interest in developing a career into SW, HW ,Systems or Test engineering in Rail signaling