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Senior Automation Specialist | Ansible AAP | EDA | IaC (Terraform) | DevOps

  • Full Time
  • Lisbon

Planck Technologies

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About Us

Planck Technologies is a company specialized in Software Development, dedicated to shaping futures and creating value through innovative IT solutions. By expanding teams and offering a comprehensive range of services — from Software Development and Infrastructure Management to Cybersecurity — we empower clients with all the expertise they need in one place. Inspired by the principles of quantum physics, we push beyond traditional boundaries to deliver customized solutions that redefine the IT landscape and drive shared success.

About the job 

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Senior Automation Specialist with strong experience in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). You will work with cloud (Azure), virtualization (VMware), and API integrations, creating robust solutions that increase operational efficiency and reduce MTTR.

We seek someone with an “end-to-end” automation mindset, focusing on automation frameworks, reusable playbooks, event-driven automation (EDA), and integration with ITSM tools (ServiceNow)..

Requirements:

  • Minimum experience 5+ years in Automation, DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, or Cloud Engineering and 2+ years with Ansible (AAP/Ansible Tower) in a production environment
  • Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Ansible Tower, AWX
  • Development of idempotent playbooks, inventories, and RBAC
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
  • Event-Driven Automation (EDA)
  • Integration via REST APIs / Webhooks
  • Experience with Azure, VMware, Active Directory, Windows Server, Linux
  • Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell
  • CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Git)
  • Integration with ServiceNow / ITSM platforms
  • Automation security (secrets management, audit trail, approvals)
  • Fluent Portuguese and at least intermediate (B2) English

Responsibilities:

  • Develop automations using Ansible AAP / Tower / AWX
  • Create reusable, scalable, and parameterized playbooks
  • Define and expand an Automation Catalog / Self-Service Automation
  • Automate VM lifecycle management (Azure / VMware)
  • Implement Event-Driven Automation (EDA) using triggers and events
  • Integrate automation with ServiceNow, APIs, and observability tools
  • Automate infrastructure tasks (provisioning, remediation, patching, service restarts)
  • Create runbooks, knowledge base articles, technical documentation, and rollback strategies
  • Monitor KPIs (automation adoption, success rate, MTTR reduction)
  • Ensure governance, security, and compliance in automation.

Working Model:

  • Hybrid – 2 to 3 days/week at the client’s office, in Lisbon.

Be part of a company that is redefining the future through technology!

Send your resume to jobs@planck.pt and put in the “Subject” the position you are applying for and your name.

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Be part of a company that is redefining the future through technology!


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