Automation Architect

**Automation Architect**

**Brennan. Where true performance thrives.**
At Brennan, we believe that _how_ technology is delivered is every bit as important as _what_ the technology is. We focus on creating real and relevant value for customers with solutions that fit their specific needs and always reflect their true interests. It’s a claim backed by our **True Performance System** - a way of working engineered to get us closer, and deliver better, for our customers and their actual experience of technology.

**Why join Brennan**
True performance for our customers starts with a true belief in our people.
It’s why we’ve structured our business to help our teams, and their talents, shine bright. It's why we’ve created a workplace where people of all backgrounds, beliefs and experiences are welcomed and empowered. And it’s why we’ve built an organisation where real innovation makes a genuine impact and generates true rewards for our team members.

**True rewards**
In addition to competitive remuneration, Brennan offers extensive benefits, including:

- Training and certification bonuses
- Culture Awards that recognise excellence
- Brennan Daredevils - our annual, all-expenses paid trip awarded to our top performers and outstanding contributors
- Vibrant, fun social activities.
- An environment that embraces learning and development

**The Role**

In this position, this multifaceted leadership role is responsible for architecting automation solutions, driving DevOps culture and processes, and overseeing technical software development. The position integrates strategic thinking and hands-on expertise to deliver robust, scalable, and agile solutions, ensuring optimized deployment, collaboration, and automation across projects. Adaptable to technologies to understand the need and able to contribute in building solutions for automation

**Role Responsibilities**
- **Automation Architecture & Solution Design**:

- Architect, develop, and implement scalable automation frameworks and strategies. Select, integrate, and optimize automation tools and technologies (e.g. Selenium, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes). Assess business processes for automation opportunities and lead automation initiatives.
- ** DevOps Leadership**:

- Lead the creation, optimization, and management of CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams and projects. Oversee system deployment, monitoring, configuration management, and infrastructure reliability for cloud and on-premises environments. Implement DevOps best practices, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous integration, and fast, secure releases. Ensure high availability, performance, and security of development and production systems.
- ** Software Development Leadership**:

- Oversee all aspects of software development, including architecture, design reviews, coding standards, and testing. Mentor and guide developers, encouraging best practices in agile and lean methodologies. Promote technical excellence, code quality, and innovation within development teams.
- ** Strategic Collaboration & Stakeholder Management**:

- Collaborate closely with business analysts, QA, product owners, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business goals. - Drive process improvement, training, and knowledge sharing across teams.

**Key Competencies and Qualifications required**
- Proficiency with CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization, infrastructure as code, and scripting (Python, Shell, Java, etc.).
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities; excellent problem Solving and communication skills.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field with relevant certifications preferred.
- Proven track record in architecting and deploying enterprise automation and DevOps solutions.
- Architect and implement enterprise-wide automation solutions and CI/CD architectures.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams through technical project execution, reviews, and continuous improvement.
- Champion DevOps and agile culture, driving efficient, reliable, and secure software delivery.
- Lead teams in piloting, scaling, and optimizing AI-driven workflows and solution

**Brennan**is an equal opportunity employer.