Automation Engineer

Posted by Rachel Silver

Company Details

Allegheny Department of Human Services (ACDHS)

Pittsburgh, PA

FTE only

Description

At Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS), we are dedicated to making a direct, positive, and enduring difference in the lives of those in need. Over the past two decades, we’ve earned a national reputation for pioneering the use of analytics and technology to enhance the delivery of effective and efficient public services to our population of 1.3 million. We continuously discover new opportunities for data and technology to positively impact our clients’ lives and maintain our leadership role in inspiring governments to invest in similar initiatives.

Overview

We are embarking on an exciting journey to modernize our data architecture at DHS to better support our operational and analytics needs. As a Junior Automation Engineer, you will work closely with our internal and partner data engineering teams to assist in designing and implementing automated data and application deployment pipelines. This will enhance our ability to perform analytics and provide services to the community. Projects you can expect to work on include:

  • Assisting the data engineering team in developing automated data pipelines to integrate and process information from multiple social service agencies.
  • Supporting the implementation and maintenance of automated model deployment systems in partnership with the data science team.
  • Contributing to the modernization of application deployment and monitoring pipelines to assist engineering teams with phased application deployment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing and maintaining continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
  • Maintain and support application monitoring and alerting systems to ensure system reliability and data quality.
  • Collaborate with engineers, analysts, data scientists, and operations staff to ensure system reliability.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Exhibits adaptability and eagerness to learn in a collaborative and rapidly evolving technological landscape.
  • Has a foundational understanding of technical areas such as .NET and Python development, SQL, data science & information architecture, APIs, CI/CD, automation principles, and IT security.
  • Has 1-2 years of experience in DevOps or automation work, with exposure to Kubernetes and Azure Cloud services being a plus.
  • Is experienced with automation, orchestration, and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
  • Demonstrates excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.

Location: Downtown Pittsburgh, PA (primarily in-office) Compensation: $90,000 - $100,000 per year

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