Platform Automation Engineer

1 week ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland TechForce Talent Full time
Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Automation Engineer with a strong software engineering background to join our Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. This role is coding-heavy, focused on developing automation, building resilient services, and ensuring observability and reliability at scale.

Location: Dublin (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, code, test, and deploy software to automate manual operational tasks.
  • Develop APIs and services that enhance reliability, scalability, and observability.
  • Build and manage software-based infrastructure components across cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Reliability & Incident Management
  • Troubleshoot priority incidents, lead post-mortems, and drive permanent resolutions.
  • Balance operational support with engineering initiatives for optimal efficiency.
  • Participate in rotational on-call support as needed.
  • Observability Engineering
  • Develop best-in-class monitoring frameworks with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Honeycomb or similar.
  • Implement noiseless alerting, end-to-end telemetry, and data-driven SLO improvements.
  • Create automated solutions for upgrades, release management, and change processes.
  • Backup & Recovery Automation
  • Engineer cloud-native automated backup and recovery pipelines.
  • Implement advanced data protection solutions including cyber vault isolation and code-driven recovery.
  • Safeguard data integrity across cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Work closely with Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and Development teams across the lifecycle.
  • Coach and mentor team members; lead delivery on complex engineering tasks.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, reliability, and resilience.
Skills & Experience Required
  • Software Engineering & Automation
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Go for automation and service development.
  • Strong experience with API design, development, and integration.
  • Hands-on expertise in automation frameworks, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
  • SRE & Observability
  • Experience in designing monitoring and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, etc.).
  • Knowledge of performance monitoring, capacity management, and telemetry pipelines.
  • Exposure to system troubleshooting, stability engineering, and incident response.
  • Backup, Recovery & Data Protection
  • Proven experience in automated backup and recovery solutions in cloud environments.
  • Familiarity with data integrity, vaulting mechanisms, and code-driven resilience processes.
  • Experience with container orchestration, compute, storage, and network services in cloud platforms.
  • Understanding of security principles: SSO, Kerberos, LDAP, Active Directory, etc.
  • Business Awareness
  • Risk-aware mindset, with experience in production environments (financial services background a plus).
  • Strong understanding of high-availability and resilience principles.
What We're Looking For
  • A software-minded SRE who codes first, automates everything, and thrives on solving operational challenges through engineering.
  • Someone who can balance coding, automation, and reliability with hands-on incident troubleshooting.
  • A proactive engineer who drives improvements, shares knowledge, and helps shape a modern automation-driven SRE practice.
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Information Technology
Industries
  • Technology, Information and Media

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