Job Summary
Technologies in our Stack:
- Automation & Orchestration: Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), AWX
- CI/CD & Version Control: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Self-hosted Runners
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, OpenTofu
- Integration & Workflow: Azure Logic Apps, REST APIs, Webhooks
- Streaming Telemetry: gNMI, gRPC
- Cloud Platforms: Azure
- Languages & Scripting: Python, Bash, Ansible (YAML)
- Data Formats & Templates: JSON, XML, Jinja2
Qualifications:
Experience: Minimum 5 years in IT.
Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering. or equivalent knowledge gained from experience
Job Title: Automation Developer
Job Description:
Shell is seeking an experienced Automation Developer to join our Connectivity Automation team, focusing on the design, setup, and ongoing maintenance of our end-to-end automation ecosystem. This role goes beyond integration, you will own the automation platform stack, ensuring its reliability, security, and scalability across tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, runners, Sonarqube, CodeQL, Terraform/OpenTofu, Logic Apps, Azure APIM, Azure Application Gateway and Ansible Automation Platform (including AWX, Ansible Molecule and Ansible Lint).
You will play a key role in designing and operating standardized, secure CI/CD and infrastructure automation pipelines while supporting break/fix operations and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about building robust automation platforms and enabling scalable engineering workflows, this role offers an opportunity to directly influence Shell’s global automation strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and own end-to-end automation pipelines using GitHub Actions, Terraform/OpenTofu, and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/AWX).
- Manage the full lifecycle of the automation stack, including setup, configuration, upgrades, and decommissioning of legacy systems.
- Ensure platform reliability by providing ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and break/fix support across the automation ecosystem.
- Lead security remediation efforts, ensuring compliance with internal policies and industry best practices (e.g., secrets management, pipeline hardening, access control).
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform/OpenTofu for scalable and repeatable deployments.
- Build and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for orchestration, configuration management, and network automation.
- Integrate automation platforms with enterprise systems via APIs (REST & Webhooks) and event-driven architectures.
- Design reusable pipeline templates and frameworks to standardize automation practices across teams.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable automation and platform solutions.
- Continuously improve performance, scalability, and developer experience of the automation platform.
- Document platform architecture, operational procedures, and automation standards.
- Provide technical guidance, training, and support to engineering teams adopting the platform.
Key Responsibilities
Experience & Requirements:
- Proven experience with CI/CD platforms, preferably GitHub Actions, including workflow design and runner management (self-hosted runners is a plus).
- Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or OpenTofu in production environments.
- Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and/or AWX, including playbook development and orchestration design.
- Solid programming/scripting skills in Python and Bash.
- Experience operating and maintaining automation platforms (monitoring, upgrades, troubleshooting, break/fix support).
- Strong understanding of security best practices in CI/CD and automation (secrets management, RBAC, pipeline hardening).
- Experience integrating systems using REST APIs and event-driven workflows.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and cloud-native automation patterns.
- Experience designing reusable pipelines, templates, and automation frameworks.
- Background in IT service delivery (ITIL knowledge preferred).
- Strong ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Fluent in English.
Skill Requirements
Nice to have:
- Experience with GitHub Enterprise administration.
- Experience with Azure Logic Apps or similar workflow tools.
- Knowledge of container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with network automation (e.g., Ansible for network devices, YANG models).
- Certifications such from HashiCorp i.e. Terraform, Cisco CCNP Automation, or Red Hat Ansible Automation.