Automation Engineer

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NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Automation Engineer to join our team in Noida, Uttar Pradesh (IN-UP), India (IN).

Internal Job Description – Senior Automation Engineer (SRE & Observability Focus)Role Overview:

The Senior Automation Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automation frameworks that support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Observability initiatives across hybrid environments. This role demands hands-on expertise in infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and scripting to enable scalable, resilient, and observable systems.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Automation Framework Development

   • Build and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Ansible, Shell, Python, and Bash for provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks.
   • Develop reusable modules and templates to standardize infrastructure deployment.

2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

   • Design and manage infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring version-controlled, repeatable, and secure deployments across cloud and on-prem environments.
   • Integrate IaC with observability tooling and telemetry pipelines.

3. CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

   • Implement and optimize Jenkins pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
   • Embed observability hooks and health checks into CI/CD processes to support SRE practices.

4. Observability Enablement

   • Collaborate with Observability Architects to automate deployment of OpenTelemetry collectors, dashboards, and telemetry pipelines.
   • Ensure instrumentation coverage across services and environments using automation.

5. Reliability & Performance Automation

   • Automate monitoring, alerting, and remediation workflows to reduce manual intervention and improve system reliability.
   • Support SRE teams in implementing self-healing mechanisms and performance tuning scripts.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Jenkins in production environments.
• Proficiency in scripting languages: Shell, Python, and Bash.
• Experience working in hybrid environments (cloud + on-prem) and containerized platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger), and telemetry pipeline design.
• Understanding of SRE principles, including SLIs/SLOs, incident response automation, and postmortem analysis.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at 

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