It Automation Engineer
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Position: IT Automation Engineer Location: Bengaluru, India (Hybrid 3 days onsite) Company: Samsara Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. About Samsara Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is a global leader in the Connected Operations Cloud, empowering organizations in physical operations such as transportation, logistics, construction, and manufacturing to unlock actionable insights from IoT data. With products that improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability, Samsara is at the forefront of digital transformation for industries that power the world.
Role Overview As an IT Automation Engineer within Samsara s Business Technology Core IT team, you'll play a key role in streamlining internal IT systems and processes through automation, infrastructure-as-code, and modern DevOps practices. This position emphasizes cloud infrastructure, scripting, CI/CD, and SaaS system integration to support high-growth scalability and efficiency across Samsara's enterprise environment.
This hybrid role requires 3 days per week in the Bengaluru office and 2 days remote, operating in India Standard Time (IST). Key Responsibilities Automation & Development Design and build automation scripts and services using Python, Bash, or JavaScript (Node.js). Automate repetitive IT operations across internal platforms, SaaS tools, and cloud infrastructure. Develop and deploy Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation for AWS environments.
Cloud & DevOps Engineering Manage and provision AWS services such as Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, ECS, API Gateway, etc. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and implement containerized solutions using Docker. Implement observability and monitoring solutions using tools like CloudWatch and Splunk. Collaboration & Strategy Partner cross-functionally with IT, security, and business systems teams. Lead strategic automation initiatives to improve IT efficiency at scale.
Write and maintain clear documentation for automated workflows and tooling. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field. 5+ years in IT automation, DevOps, or software development roles. Strong scripting skills in Python, JavaScript (Node.js), or Go. Hands-on experience with AWS services and IaC tools (Terraform preferred). Experience with SaaS ecosystems like Google Workspace, Okta, Slack, Zoom, GitHub, Zendesk.
Proficient in version control using Git/GitHub and building CI/CD pipelines. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), OpsGenie, StatusPage. Experience with Splunk and monitoring large-scale cloud systems. Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience leading end-to-end internal application development projects.
Qualification : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field