Automation Systems Engineer

Company: UMB Bank
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Be part of something more.
A majority of our time is spent "at work." We believe that time most meaningful when it's spent around people who care about you and who challenge you. We hire people who know how to make good decisions, because we won't be constantly looking over your shoulder-you'll be empowered to do what's right for our customers. Most importantly, we're a partner. We partner with our associates to help them thrive personally and professionally. We partner with our communities and the organizations that support them. And, we partner with our customers to create an experience they won't find elsewhere.
Are you ready to be part of something more?
You're more than a means to an end-a way to help us meet the bottom line. UMB isn't comprised of workers, but of people who care about their work, one another and their community. Expect more than the status quo. At UMB, you can expect more heart . You'll be valued for exactly who you are and encouraged to support causes you care about. Expect more trust . We want you to do the right thing, no matter what. And, expect more opportunity . UMBers are known for having multiple careers here and having their voices heard.
The Unix - Infrastructure Services team is responsible for building and monitoring Unix/Linux servers. Our responsibilities range from maintaining new operating system releases to implementing changes to our production environment. This also includes handling any unplanned interruptions or reductions in quality of service.
As an Automation Systems Engineer, you will be involved in the efforts in advancing operational efficiencies through identifying and automating repeatable tasks, enhancing monitoring and remediation, and driving automation to be pervasive across the UMB environment. You will also be collaborating with broader teams on automation activities including participating in project and team meetings. This is a subset of the overall responsibilities which involves other multiple initiatives as assigned by IT leadership. This role is open to qualified remote candidates.
How you'll spend your time:

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  Define and execute core infrastructure services and common design patterns for computing, storage, networking, operational, and security domains. This will include developing and maintaining automation frameworks for platform provisioning consumed by application product teams.
  
  
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  Advise application product teams on incorporating infrastructure capabilities.
  
  
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  Actively develop and support self-service catalogs for infrastructure provisioning and make them available to application teams. This includes assisting with infrastructure provisioning automation to meet IT general controls and that solutions are deployed in safe, secure, resilient and compliant manner.
  
  
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  Provide thoughts to leadership in assisting to create solutions built with Python, Ansible, PowerShell and Shell Scripting components.
  
  
  We're excited to talk with you if:
  
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    You have a degree in MIS, Computer Science or related field OR equivalent IT work experience.
    
    
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    You have 2 years of experience in infrastructure and platform engineering for high availability and scalable architectures.
    
    
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    You have 1 year of hands-on experience in DevOps or automation/scripting using Python, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, and/or Shell Scripting. This includes troubleshooting and maintenance of scripts.
    
    
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    You have working knowledge with automation methodologies, strategies, best practice, and process improvement.
    
    
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    You have experience with Metrics, Events Logging, and Tracing solutions using Splunk.
    
    
    The pay range for a candidate selected for this position who is based in Colorado is typically $72,870 to $135,450 annually. The selected candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, including but not limited to work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay for the selected candidate may be above or below this range. The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in one or more incentive plans based on company and individual performance.
    UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to its associates including Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an Employee Assistance Program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits.
    UMB and its affiliates are committed to inclusion and diversity and provide employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to talentacquisition@umb.com to let us know the nature of your request.
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