Senior Automation Developer

QAD is building a world-class SaaS company, and we are growing. We are looking for talented individuals who want to join us on our mission to help solve relevant real-world problems in manufacturing and the supply chain.

We are a virtual-first company and your primary work experience will be virtual / working from your home.  Occasional travel to a physical office may be required to enhance working relationships, collaboration, design, strategy and alignment.   

We are seeking a Senior Automation Developer to lead the design and development of automation solutions across our Observability and FinOps platforms. This role is key to enhancing monitoring, configuration, and operational efficiency in a hybrid infrastructure environment. You will work closely with Monitoring, SRE, FinOps, and Platform Engineering teams to build scalable automations using Rundeck, SaltStack Enterprise, Icinga, Zabbix, and CloudZero.

As a senior-level developer, you are expected to influence automation strategy, design resilient solutions, and contribute to the overall reliability and cost-efficiency of our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain automation workflows using Rundeck, SaltStack Enterprise, and custom scripting (Python, Bash, or equivalent).
  
   

• Integrate and automate monitoring alerting processes with Icinga and Zabbix.
  
   

• Collaborate with FinOps teams to extend CloudZero automation for anomaly detection, tagging, and cost insights.
  
   

• Develop self-service operations and orchestration through Rundeck job templates and SaltStack state modules.
  
   

• Create and maintain infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code practices.
  
   

• Lead technical efforts in reducing manual toil across observability, monitoring, and cost reporting.
  
   

• Collaborate with the Observability Director to define KPIs for automation reliability and coverage.
  
   

• Review automation changes and support CI/CD pipelines for automation delivery.
  
   

• Provide technical mentorship to junior developers and contribute to knowledge-sharing across teams.

• Document automation workflows, processes, and best practices.
  
   

Stay current with industry trends and emerging tools to continuously improve automation strategies.

Required Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  
   

• 5+ years in automation, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles.
  
   

• Strong scripting experience (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
  
   

• Experience with SaltStack Enterprise (states, grains, pillars, orchestration).
  
   

• Hands-on experience with Rundeck (job development, ACLs, plugins).
  
   

• Familiarity with Icinga and Zabbix monitoring systems, especially custom checks and alerting logic.
  
   

• Experience integrating automation with APIs and event-driven systems.
  
   

• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization concepts and FinOps practices; experience with CloudZero is a plus.
  
   

• Proficient with Git, CI/CD tools, and version-controlled automation workflows.
  
   

• Comfortable working in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  
   

• Ability to troubleshoot automation issues and provide timely solutions. 
  
   

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  
   

• Experience with Ansible tool is a plus
  
   

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools
  
  

  Preferred Qualifications:
  
   

• Experience designing alerting automation workflows (e.g., auto-remediation, smart escalation).
  
   

• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)

• Knowledge of Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.
  
   

• Experience building internal developer/self-service platforms.
  
   

• Certifications in automation tools or cloud platforms (e.g., SaltStack Certified Engineer, AWS DevOps Engineer).
  
   

• Background in infrastructure monitoring, observability SLO/SLA management, or FinOps.
  
   

• Background in business process re-engineering or Six Sigma methodologies.
  
   

• Understanding of DevOps practices in an automation context.

Your health and well-being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.

Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.

Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.

An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.

Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set

About QAD:

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, packaging, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to change and innovate for competitive advantage.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD's DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.