Calling All Upstarters!
INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER WANTED!
We are Upstart 13. We are humble, hungry, and competent people who are radically changing the expectations and experience of outsourcing for all participants by challenging barriers that create inequality and by bringing down borders in technology for people everywhere. We’re all about delivering value and doing big things. We have become a game-changer for teams around the world who look to Upstart’s services as a differentiator.
Job Description:
As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining automation throughout the next-generation Blood Establishment (BECS) platform. All team members are considered problem-solvers and actively participate in identifying problems and building solutions that solve the root causes. This is a hands-on position that builds and deploys high-quality capabilities and features.The ideal candidate is comfortable leading Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives while championing scripting excellence, monitoring, and test validation.
This role collaborates closely with business leaders, product teams, engineers, and other stakeholders to create value.
Responsibilities:
- Comfortable with user stories and constraints to design automation and integrated systems that meet operational needs.
- Identify and report defects, track issues, and work closely with development teams to resolve them.
- Design and develop using scripting languages (ex. Python, UNIX shell, HCL, YAML, and JSON).
- Comfortable with Java and JavaScript application development.
- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with multiple infrastructure automation tools and technologies such as Ansible and Terraform.
- Implementation and support of DevOps tools including GIT and CI/CD Pipelines.
- Integrate automation solutions with other IT tools and platforms.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to build and manage infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable way.
- Monitor and maintain automation scripts to ensure they are running smoothly and efficiently.
- Develop and implement best practices for automation development and operation.
- Stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies in IT infrastructure automation.
- Collaborate with customers, developers, and stakeholders to understand their needs and develop effective automation solutions.
- Document your work and share your knowledge with others.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or above in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing, building, and deploying Cloud solutions.
- Infrastructure automation (Terraform).
- Containerization (Rancher, Docker, K8S, EKS).
- CI/CD frameworks and tools (Gitlab, Artifactory, Ansible).
- Experience with test automation frameworks.
- Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
- Experience working in a SaaS-based product development environment or FDA-regulated medical device environment is desired.
Soft skills:
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Willingness to be you, show you care, and solve problems.
Why Upstart13?
- We put people first at Upstart 13! We believe the world is filled with amazing people and we are willing to go to great lengths to seek out others who share our values to join our cause of bringing down borders in technology for people everywhere.
- We develop leaders at Upstart 13, we focus on what matters to do meaningful work, we own our shit, we stay curious, and we understand responsibility leads to giving. We do big things, together!
Perks:
- Job type: long-term, full-time job.
- Fully remote.
- USD competitive salary.
- 20+ Paid time off days.
Are you ready to join our cause? Be sure to ask, “why 13?”
