Automation Engineer

The opportunity

We're hiring an Automation Engineer to join a large-scale IT operations programme for a major EU agency, delivered through a specialist staffing partner. This is a fully on-site role at the agency's headquarters in Warsaw, with no travel foreseen.

The role sits within a highly regulated environment, and requires a Personal Security Clearance (level to be confirmed at contracting stage).

The role

You'll design, build, and maintain the automation that keeps IT operations running - provisioning, configuration, monitoring, deployment, and incident response - across virtualization, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure, while helping the wider organisation move from manual processes to automated, repeatable ones.

What you'll do

• Design, implement, and maintain automated systems and tools supporting IT operations - infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, deployment, and incident response (across VMware, Azure/AWS/Google Cloud, Windows Server, and Linux Red Hat)
• Analyse existing IT processes and workflows, identify areas for improvement, and propose and develop automation strategies to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance scalability
• Write scripts and develop code (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) to automate routine tasks, data processing, and system integration
• Use configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible) and infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g. Terraform, VMware ARIA Automation) to automate provisioning, configuration, and management of infrastructure components
• Recommend and implement IT best practices
• Implement changes according to ICT change management procedures
• Provide 2nd line support to other IT teams and coordinate with 3rd line support
• Update technical documentation and operating procedures
• Evaluate and implement IT security standards
• Participate in coordination and project meetings
• Take on other specific duties aligned to the profile, as assigned by the supervisor

What you bring

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform or VMware ARIA Automation
• Strong knowledge of virtualization platforms (e.g. VMware vSphere) and cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server and Linux Red Hat configuration and automation
• Experience collaborating with multiple support groups
• Experience with ticketing systems and ITIL-based change, configuration, and release management processes
• Good organisational and prioritising skills
• A proactive attitude, team-work spirit, self-motivated with a strong user orientation
• Good communication skills
• Able to cope with fast-changing technologies

Logistics

• Location: Warsaw, Poland - fully on-site
• Engagement: framework contract, via Specific Contract, with renewal terms per the framework
• Clearance: Personal Security Clearance required
• Selection process: written test and interview