Technology Automation Engineer - Automation Specialist

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading technology professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

Together, we serve the public and each other in an innovative environment that values the highest ethical standards. Here you'll find support to develop, united in a clear and common purpose with a diverse team. Our organizational values of Integrity, Service, Growth and Development, Innovation, and Inclusion anchor us in everything we do.

About the Opportunity:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is seeking to hire a mid-level Technology Automation Engineer to join our Access Elevation Services (AES) team. This role supports National IT Identify & Access Management (IAM) and is primarily responsible for delivering automation to streamline and transform privileged access elevation systems.

You will work within a hybrid Kanban methodology environment under the direction of the AES Service Owner with a primary focus to design, configure, and deploy automated solutions. This includes replacing/enhancing manual and inefficient processes, augmenting technology delivery, and strengthening privileged access management security practices. This position is fully dedicated to delivery of automation.

What You Will Do:

• Work with the AES Service Owner to identify, prioritize, and plan delivery of automation solutions.

• Engage with customers/service partners, subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to gather and define automation requirements.

• Work with peer Automation Engineers to design and develop script automation to enhance the server life cycle, business process workflows, privileged access elevation capabilities, system integration solutions and enterprise technology delivery. 

• Design, program, model and test automated systems.

• Develop automation improvements, strategies and framework.

• Proficiently apply programming skills to deliver automation solutions for rapidly changing design needs.

• Document processes, procedures and training materials for AES staff and stakeholders.

• Attend weekly stand-up meetings and periodic team meetings.

• Work to continually improve processes, drive cost reduction activities and build domain knowledge.

• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members including code reviews.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires at least 3 years of relevant experience

• Associate degree in Information Technology or closely related field from a technical/vocational school, an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.

• Strong working knowledge of scripting languages such as Bash, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, PowerShell and Python.

• A thorough understanding of information security privileged access principles; CISSP Certification preferred.

• Experience delivering incremental changes using Kanban development methodology, preferred.

• Solid understanding of operating system principles.

• Strong technical writing and verbal communications skills and ability to adjust a wide array of audiences.

• Self-initiative, details-oriented, and capable of bringing new ideas to the table.

• Ability to adapt and succeed in a rapidly changing environment.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Additional Information:

• Location(s):

  • Hybrid – Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Oklahoma City

  • Remote Eligible – Yes

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• Pay Range: The starting pay range for this position is $70,000 to $126,200 for the job level(s) required for this position. Final offers are determined by factors including the candidate’s qualifications, internal alignment considerations, district assignment, and geographic location.  

• Screening Requirements: This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks. 

• Sponsorship: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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