Senior IT Automation Engineer
India
Full Time
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Appfire’s IT Operations team manages 300+ SaaS and cloud applications powering its global workforce. We are seeking a highly skilled engineer to take ownership of automation, system integrations, and data synchronisation across critical corporate platforms. This role also requires strong engineering discipline, including CI/CD job scheduling, maintaining automation code repositories, and leveraging modern AI and MCP services to innovate IT processes. The ideal candidate has a passion for exploring modern technologies and driving operational excellence.
What you will do:
- Integrate newly procured SaaS tools with SSO/IDP platforms (PingOne or equivalent).
- Automate user onboarding, offboarding, and lifecycle provisioning across multiple SaaS applications.
- Implement SCIM/REST-based workflows for role-based access management.
- Develop automation scripts, utilities, and microservices using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
- Develop and manage serverless infrastructure automation with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Schedule, orchestrate, and monitor automation jobs using Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD tools.
- Maintain script and code repositories in GitHub (or equivalent), following branching strategies, version control best practices, and secure coding standards.
- Leverage Appfire’s AI toolset (OpenAI, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, etc.) and MCP services in the market to innovate, optimise, and accelerate IT operations.
- Identify opportunities where AI/ML or LLM-based automation can improve productivity and data quality.
- Build AI-assisted utilities and workflows for IT teams and business stakeholders.
- Build and maintain integrations across systems such as Workday, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Coupa, NetSuite, Atlassian, Slack, Zoom, and other tools.
- Develop and maintain reliable ETL pipelines, ensuring data consistency and hygiene.
- Automate data movement into centralised asset management and operational control systems.
- Automate reports related to SaaS usage, access logs, compliance/audits, and asset management.
- Enable real-time analytics and dashboarding by connecting multiple data sources through APIs.
- Work with IT specialists, DevOps engineers, security, HRIS, and finance teams to automate processes.
- Document system architectures, data flows, automation logic, and operational runbooks.
- Explore new technologies, modern IT operations practices, and emerging tooling—and drive adoption within IT.
What you will need:
- 5–7+ years of experience in IT Operations, SaaS Operations, DevOps, or equivalent.
- Strong scripting and automation experience (Python, PowerShell, Bash or equivalent).
- Experience working with Azure Functions, popular IDEs, APIs, automation frameworks, and integration platforms.
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs, OAuth-based integrations, and webhook-driven workflows.
- Strong experience with IAM concepts: SSO, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, RBAC, and user lifecycle automation.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and serverless infrastructure automation.
- Working experience on key platforms: Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft 365, HRIS, Finance, and Atlassian tools.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins to schedule and orchestrate automation jobs.
- Experience managing automation code/scripts in GitHub or equivalent version-control platforms.
- Familiarity with ETL processes, data synchronisation, and pipeline automation.
- Ability to use AI tooling (OpenAI, Gemini, Copilot) to accelerate development, analysis, and solutions.
- Experience in troubleshooting complex technical workflows and automating manual tasks at scale.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with an ability to work across multiple systems and contexts.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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About Appfire
A people-first approach to business
Since its inception, Appfire has been a remote-first company. With 850+ employees (who we call fireflies) across 28 countries, we foster an environment where everyone is respected. We invest in team members by ensuring they grow professionally and personally.
Making an impact
At Appfire, CSR means embedding purpose, responsibility, and impact into everything we do. We use our people, products, and partnerships to make a meaningful difference in the world, we act responsibly as a business, and we empower communities while strengthening our skills and culture and fostering belonging across Appfire.
In 2015, Appfire joined the Pledge 1% network of organizations committed to philanthropy. Appfire has since grown our Pledge 1% program to include all four pledge types — product, profit, equity, and employee time. We were among the first to do this, and we’re proud that Pledge 1% is part of our evolution.
Our business
Appfire mission to equip and connect every team so they can plan and deliver their best work. We are committed to building a durable, multi-generational business, and to evolving, innovating, and scaling in a way that ensures stability and opportunity for years to come
What’s our secret sauce?
- We follow teams. We do our research and build software that solves real-life collaboration challenges while being easy to implement and a joy to use. We’re proud to support over 20,000 customers and growing, including 55% of the Fortune 500. From the entertainment delivered by Netflix to the devices crafted by Samsung, and Dell Technologies and the financial transactions handled by Visa, Edward Jones, and US Bank, Appfire’s technology is indispensable. Our products also play a pivotal role in streamlining operations and fostering innovation at companies like Tesla and significant institutions such as NASA, Boeing, and many more.
- We enhance. Our software is designed to give developers, knowledge workers, and teams the ability to extend and get greater value from the platforms they’ve invested in and enjoy. So far, our solutions extend and enhance the capabilities offered by Atlassian, Microsoft, monday.com, and Salesforce.
- We build bridges and invest in our partners. Appfire's success is underscored by its channel program as its primary path to market. Today, Appfire has a dedicated Channel team supporting 800+ channel partners.
- We make security and privacy a priority, but we also keep it simple for our customers. We’ve achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001 and ISO 27017 and System and Organization Controls (SOC) SOC 2, Type I and SOC 2, Type II certifications. Our award-winning Appfire Trust Center, offers our customers, partners, and prospects the latest security, privacy, and compliance information, including pre-completed questionnaires (CAIQ, SIG, and VSA) with an accelerated NDA process and just one EULA to cover it all.
Market recognition
Appfire has been consistently recognized for company growth, culture, corporate social responsibility, and product excellence and has been included among the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. Best Workplaces, BuiltIn Best Places to Work, and Inc. 5000. Learn more about our accomplishments, which would not be possible without our team members, partners, and customers: https://appfire.com/awards.
Equal Employer Opportunity (EEO)
Appfire is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable law. Our commitment extends to all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.
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