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In this role, you'll design and build robust automation systems that power critical workflows across our power systems consultancy. You'll work with modern orchestration tools and cloud-native technologies to create scalable, reusable, reliable automation solutions. You'll deploy and manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes, optimize our AWS infrastructure, and collaborate with power system engineering teams to identify automation opportunities that improve efficiency and reliability. Your work will directly impact how we scale our consulting operations and deliver value to our customers.\nResponsibilities\nHow you can make an impact:\nWrite quality workflow code in python for automating power system engineering analysis\nEnsure all code delivered meets the team’s standards for completeness, including linting, unit tests, end to end tests, and security controls\nWrite CI/CD and IAC code as necessary to create resources as needed for testing, development, and deployment of automation and solver codes\nParticipate in requirements sessions with stakeholders and end-users to ensure full understanding of requirements they are implementing\nParticipate in daily stand-ups, and sprint events\nTrack time as appropriate\nOther software development tasks as needed\nQualifications\nBring your passion, here's what’s needed:\nRequired Qualifications\nStrong proficiency in Python with experience building production systems and proceseses\nHands-on experience with at least one workflow orchestration engine (Windmill.dev, Temporal, Kestra, or Hatchet)\nSolid understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration\nPractical experience running production workloads on AWS, specifically EC2 and EKS\nExperience with data processing libraries and tools such as Pandas, Polars, or DuckDB\nProficiency with Pydantic for data validation and settings management\nExperience with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools\nStrong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex distributed systems\nExcellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams\nNice to Have\nExperience in the Power industry is a plus.\nExperience writing python code for transmission and distribution power solvers is a plus.\nExperience with Packer and building custom AMIs\nKnowledge of CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices\nExperience with Terraform or similar infrastructure provisioning tools\nBackground in site reliability engineering or DevOps practices\nLead the change!\nBe a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. 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