Senior IT Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Samsara Technologies India Private Limited’s Business Technology Core IT team as a Sr IT Automation Engineer and own the technology and processes that enable Samsara’s teams to do their best work. You will provide guidance and expertise in code build and release automation, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps methodologies, and cloud infrastructure design. This role involves driving strategic initiatives, technology assessment, architecture decisions, and building custom solutions. You will evaluate, innovate, develop, implement, and support internal Engineering automation systems. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 6+ years of relevant experience. Remote work is eligible for this role.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, engineering or related field
• 6+ years of experience in a DevOps Engineer or similar role; experience in software development and infrastructure
• Have advanced experience in Python or similar programming languages
• Have first-hand experience with various API’s and integration platforms
• Have experience developing Slack Apps
• Experience with application containerization platforms
• Experience with CICD build tools
• Have extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and the underlying constituent services provided
• Progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems, applications and major SaaS solutions
• Solid understanding of source code versioning and exposure to Git, GitHub
• Ability to spearhead and drive work without supervision across functions and collaborate with all levels of users and management
• Must be detail oriented, self-organized, be committed to quality and capable of tracking multiple work streams simultaneously
• Ability to work in a fast-changing, dynamic, and agile environment, including the ability to manage time and maintain an excellent work ethic
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, innovate, develop, implement, and support any variety of internal Engineering automation systems geared to produce efficiency at scale
• Write code for various management tools, test automation and deployment utilities
• Integrate and implement best practices and DevOps methodologies in every step of the IT engineering process
• Design, develop, support and manage integrations to internal and external systems as required
• Deliver high quality software using development methodologies
• Automate manual processes and continuously optimize systems for performance, cost efficiency, and scalability
• Conduct research and make recommendations on improvements to systems, tools, and processes
• Manage technical requirements gathering, technical gap analysis, and contribute to backlog grooming
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to scale in a SaaS-first IT environment (Google Workspace, Okta, Okta Workflows, Workato, Slack, Zoom, Github, Zendesk, etc)
• Familiarity with common AI services and tools (LLM’s, Agents, Assistants, etc.)
• Developed and managed applications in a team environment
• Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, OpsGenie, StatusPage)
• Experience with Splunk and Workato
• Expertise with Google Workspace and Google Cloud Platform
• Experience in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more