Technical Leader - Automation Platforms

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Rockwell Automation is doing things never before possible. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to make the world more intelligent, more connected, and more productive. We help the world work better and people work smarter, and we are looking for bright minds to make that happen. The makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers.

Are you interested in shaping a highly effective agile organization? Are you excited about the opportunity to influence and lead other skilled technical contributors? Are you passionate about fostering vital connections and developing a team who will help to make our company, partners and customers more productive and profitable? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this is your opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team. As a member of the Rockwell Automation IT organization, you will join our transformation journey as we seek to improve and push boundaries.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Technical Leader to lead our Platform Automation Team. You will be responsible for building automation that supports our global virtualization and cloud environments Your expertise in automation along with your exceptional leadership skills will help drive Rockwell's digital transformation allowing us to deliver best-in-class, agile, and on-demand IT products and services.

What you will do:

• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Design, implement, and maintain the automation infrastructure, tools, and frameworks to support efficient software development, testing, and deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes using technologies such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Champion the use of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles to manage and version control infrastructure resources, leveraging tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and availability, leveraging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement secure development and deployment practices, including vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and compliance checks.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies in DevOps and automation, evaluating their applicability to our organization and driving their adoption when appropriate.
• Continuously assess and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes, identifying opportunities for automation and optimization.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in automation and at least 3 years of experience managing a team
• Proven track record of building automation (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) for infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and their integration with virtualization platforms.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities, with a track record of motivating and developing technical teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and management.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex technical issues related to virtualization and containerization.
• An aversion to manually fixing repeatable operational tasks with an affinity for automation.

*This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.