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We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 14,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.\n As a DevOps & Automation Engineer, you will develop automation playbooks, runbooks, and cookbooks to streamline tasks related to service delivery and operations. This role involves implementing automation use cases in production environments, including support for modifications and troubleshooting. You will also manage the automation platform to ensure high availability and seamless operational performance, execute and oversee automation playbooks as part of day-to-day operational activities and handle operational tasks related to both the automation processes and the underlying automation platform.\nAdditionally, the role requires hands-on expertise in scripting languages such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, Chef, Groovy, and PowerShell, as well as experience in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps platform management, and cloud-based automation. You should be proactive, possess strong problem-solving skills, and have a passion for automation and process optimization.\nWhat will you do?\nAutomation Development & Implementation\nUnderstand automation concepts and their application in day-to-day service delivery and operations within IT Managed Services.\nBuild and maintain automation playbooks using technologies such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, Chef (Ruby), Groovy, PowerShell, and JavaScript.\nOperationalise and manage automation development initiatives to enhance productivity.\nDevelop automated scripts to test automation playbooks before deployment to production environments.\nPossess strong knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), including code control and versioning best practices.\nPlatform & Infrastructure Management\nFamiliarity with integration of automation solutions with external tools such as ITSM platforms.\nEnsure compliance with ITSM integration and other relevant system tools.\nService Delivery & Operational Efficiency\nUnderstand automation concepts and their application in day-to-day service delivery and operations within IT Managed Services.\nEnsure process efficiency, automation stability, and system reliability.\nDrive continuous improvements through proactive automation development. \n The ideal candidate should possess:\nExperience\n1-2 years of hands-on experience developing IaC code development for automation in service delivery/operations.\nProven hands-on experience in:\nAnsible, Terraform, and Chef platform setup, configuration, and management.\nCode versioning, CI/CD, and automated testing.\nDevOps platform setup and CI/CD pipeline deployment.\nEnd-to-end implementation of IaC in managed services projects.\nTechnical & Professional Skills\nStrong knowledge of Linux/Unix/Windows Administration.\nExperience with automation/configuration management using Puppet, Chef, or Ansible.\nHands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MS SQL, and MySQL.\nProficiency in source code control, versioning, and automation tool integration.\nSome knowledge in developing playbooks using RPA tools.\nCertifications in DevOps or automation tools (preferred).\nNon-Technical / Soft Skills\nStrong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.\nPassion for programming and automation, with a proactive approach to process improvements.\nGood understanding of systems, networking, and software development lifecycle.\nSelf-motivated, team player, and able to work independently.\nQualifications\nDegree/Diploma in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.\nHands-on experience in developing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using scripting languages such as Ansible, Python, Chef (Ruby), Terraform (HCL), Groovy, PowerShell, or Bash.\n We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs-Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity-and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.\nTogether, we make the extraordinary happen.\nLearn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.\nScam Alert\nWe are aware of fraudulent job offers and impersonations of NCS recruiters. Phishing emails using convincing-looking but fake addresses are also commonly used to trick you into thinking that they come from official NCS sources.\nPlease note that all official communications from NCS Group will only be sent from verified corporate email addresses. Always check that the sender’s email address ends with the genuine NCS domain, @ncs.com.sg and beware of extra letters, symbols or misspellings. 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