Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hays is seeking a Sr Platform Scripting Engineer for a remote opportunity. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining automation scripts, optimizing CI/CD workflows, and collaborating with platform engineers to enhance operational processes.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable Bash, Python, and PowerShell scripts for infrastructure provisioning and operational automation
- Architect and optimize CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and compliance with engineering standards
- Develop and enforce best practices for scripting, logging, error handling, and idempotent operations
- Standardize code quality through testing frameworks, validation checks, and reusable modules
- Partner with platform engineers, DevOps teams, and developers to translate infrastructure needs into automation solutions
- Act as a subject matter expert for scripting, CI/CD, and automation tooling within the organization
- Collaborate across teams to improve developer experience, platform workflows, and operational processes
- Provide technical input on architecture decisions related to automation and tooling
- Analyze infrastructure workflows and identify automation opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
- Develop and maintain configuration frameworks using Terraform, Kustomize, and YAML-based systems
- Evaluate and optimize platform pipelines (Terraform validation, KCC manifests, container builds) for performance and reliability
- Continuously assess system health, costs, and resource utilization through custom tooling
- Build and maintain scripts for GKE operations including cluster upgrades, node pool scaling, and diagnostics
- Automate GCP services such as Secret Manager lifecycle operations (creation, rotation, access policies)
- Develop tooling for JFrog Artifactory including artifact lifecycle management and repository automation
- Create monitoring and diagnostic scripts for incident response, log analysis, and system debugging
- Maintain and enhance runner image build pipelines for Linux, Windows, Android, and iOS environments
- Mentor junior engineers on scripting best practices, automation design patterns, and CI/CD implementation
- Provide guidance on debugging, testing, and maintaining automation frameworks
- Contribute to knowledge sharing through documentation, code reviews, and internal workshops
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies in automation, DevOps, and cloud platforms
- Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance platform efficiency and scalability
- Introduce innovative automation approaches to reduce operational overhead and improve reliability
- Contribute to long-term platform automation strategy and roadmap
- Identify gaps in tooling and processes and propose scalable solutions
- Support capacity planning, cost optimization, and platform modernization initiatives
- Influence standards and governance for platform automation across teams
Skills
- Strong experience in platform engineering, infrastructure automation, or DevOps scripting
- Advanced Bash scripting (modular design, error handling, logging, idempotency)
- Strong Python scripting for API integrations, tooling, and automation frameworks
- Experience with PowerShell for Windows-based automation
- Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred)
- Hands-on experience with GCP CLI tools (gcloud, kubectl, gsutil)
- Working knowledge of Terraform (HCL, plan/apply cycles, debugging)
- Strong proficiency with YAML (Kubernetes manifests, Kustomize, CI/CD workflows)
- Solid Linux systems administration experience (networking, processes, system services)
- Experience with Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review processes
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent practical experience may be considered
- Strong experience with GKE and Kubernetes ecosystem
- Experience with JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or similar artifact management tools
- Hands-on experience building and managing Docker/container workflows
- Familiarity with policy-as-code tools such as OPA/Rego
- Experience managing Windows Server environments for CI/CD runners
- Exposure to cost optimization, observability, and platform monitoring tools
Benefits
- Full medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401K
- Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit)
Company Overview
Hays is more than just recruitment & selection for both large multinationals and local entrepreneurs. It was founded in 1968, and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NLD, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.hays.nl.