Python & PowerShell Automation Expert

JOB DESCRIPTION

Python & PowerShell Automation Expert

Cordance RFP | Cloud NOC | Automation, Integration & Auto-Remediation

·        Develop Python/PowerShell automation for cloud operations, diagnostics and remediation.

·        Integrate Datadog, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor and ITSM through APIs/webhooks.

·        Automate alert enrichment, ticket creation/update, health checks and approved remediation.

·        Build reusable AWS/Azure operational scripts and modules.

·        Implement validation, logging, retry, error handling and rollback controls.

·        Develop automation runbooks with prerequisites, risks and rollback procedures.

·        Identify high-volume manual NOC activities suitable for automation.

·        Implement approval gates and guardrails for high-risk actions.

·        Maintain version-controlled automation assets and secure coding practices.

·        Test automation in controlled environments before production.

·        Track automation success and manual effort avoided.

·        5+ years scripting/automation with strong Python and PowerShell.

·        AWS/Azure automation using SDKs, CLI and APIs.

·        REST API, JSON, webhook and authentication concepts.

·        Monitoring/observability-to-ITSM integration.

·        CloudWatch and Azure Monitor automation.

·        Cloud operations understanding.

·        Production-quality coding with logging, security and rollback.

·        Git/version control and controlled releases.

·        ITIL change controls and production automation governance.

·        Datadog API/workflows.

·        Jira Service Management or ServiceNow APIs.

·        Terraform, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

·        AWS Lambda, Azure Functions or Logic Apps.

·        EventBridge/Event Grid and event-driven architecture.

·        AIOps, LLM/RAG or agentic automation.

·        Human-approved auto-remediation guardrails.

·        Operate within defined governance, security, access-control, change and escalation procedures.

·        Maintain accurate operational documentation, handover records and knowledge assets.