WSP is seeking an IT Automation Architect to define, build, and scale the Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on modernizing and automating processes across all IT functions. The ideal candidate will have 7-10+ years of hands-on engineering and automation experience in large-scale enterprise environments and proficiency with automation tools such as Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, GitHub/GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and event-driven automation services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 7–10+ years of hands-on engineering and automation experience in large-scale enterprise environments
- Strong architecture experience with automation platforms, IaC frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and workflow orchestration
- Proficiency with automation tools such as Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, GitHub/GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and event-driven automation services
- Experience implementing governance, standards, code quality controls, and secure automation practices
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), networks, identity systems, and infrastructure services
- Experience contributing to an Automation CoE, platform engineering team, or similar strategic function
- Strong documentation, diagramming, and architectural storytelling abilities
- Comfortable working collaboratively across a large, globally distributed enterprise IT environment
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Ability to work independently with low-level supervision and in a global team distributed geographically
- Strong organizational skills, including prioritization, time management, and multi-tasking
- Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills with the ability to design solutions to complex automation challenges
- Demonstrated understanding of security, compliance, and governance requirements related to automation
- Strong automation mindset; skilled at converting manual processes into scalable, standardized workflows
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career
- Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
- Retirement savings
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation (or other personal time)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings
