Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Python / SCOM / SaltStack)

Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Python / SCOM / SaltStack)Location

Geneva area, Switzerland (hybrid working model)

Contract

Long-term consulting assignment | Full-time (100%)

About the Opportunity

Our client, a large and complex IT organization, is seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support the development, optimization, and industrialization of monitoring and automation solutions within a large-scale virtualized infrastructure environment.

The successful candidate will contribute to the evolution of enterprise monitoring platforms, automation frameworks, and infrastructure management tools while ensuring compliance with quality, security, and operational standards.

This role is ideal for professionals with a strong infrastructure engineering background who enjoy building scalable automation solutions and improving operational efficiency through scripting, monitoring, and platform engineering practices.

Key ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions supporting enterprise infrastructure operations.

• Develop and maintain Python-based tools and services.

• Create and enhance SaltStack execution and state modules.

• Build and maintain automated testing frameworks using Pester.

Monitoring Platform Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain monitoring solutions within Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).

• Develop and maintain Management Pack fragments and monitoring components.

• Enhance and evolve monitoring service models and industrialized monitoring solutions.

• Ensure monitoring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with operational requirements.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Apply software engineering best practices to infrastructure automation development.

• Contribute to CI/CD implementation and testing automation.

• Troubleshoot defects, investigate root causes, and implement improvements.

• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with infrastructure, operations, and platform engineering teams.

• Gather and translate operational requirements into technical solutions.

• Share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Mandatory RequirementsTechnical Expertise

Candidates should demonstrate strong hands-on experience in most of the following technologies:

Automation & Development

• Strong Python development experience.

• PowerShell scripting experience.

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automation solutions in enterprise environments.

Testing & Quality

• Strong expertise with Pester (version 5.5 or higher).

• Experience developing and maintaining Pester testing modules.

• Knowledge of automated testing practices and quality assurance principles.

Monitoring & Infrastructure Management

• Strong experience with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).

• Experience developing and maintaining Management Pack fragments.

• Experience with:

  • Silect MP Studio

  • Silect MP Portal

• Strong understanding of enterprise monitoring architectures and operational monitoring best practices.

Configuration Management & Automation

• Strong experience with SaltStack.

• Experience developing Salt execution modules and state modules.

• Understanding of infrastructure automation and configuration management principles.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

Languages

• French: Fluent / Professional proficiency (C1 minimum) – Mandatory

• English: Fluent / Professional proficiency (C1 minimum) – Mandatory

Candidates must be able to work effectively in both French and English-speaking technical environments.

Highly Desirable Skills

• Git and GitLab.

• CI/CD implementation and automation practices.

• Infrastructure-as-Code principles.

• Software development lifecycle and release management processes.

• Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and configuration lifecycle concepts.

• Enterprise platform operations and service management practices.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Jira and Confluence.

• VMware environments.

• Windows Server administration.

• Enterprise virtualization platforms.

• DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices.

• ITIL or service management exposure.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first months of the assignment, you will:

• Deliver high-quality monitoring and automation solutions.

• Improve reliability and maintainability of monitoring platforms.

• Expand infrastructure automation capabilities through SaltStack and Python development.

• Strengthen automated testing coverage using Pester.

• Contribute to operational excellence through scalable and sustainable engineering practices.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a collaborative mindset:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent written documentation capabilities.

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.

• Pragmatic problem-solving approach.

• Strong teamwork and knowledge-sharing mindset.

• Quality-focused and detail-oriented.

• Excellent communication skills.

Interested?

If you are an Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Platform Engineer, Monitoring Engineer, or SRE with strong Python, SaltStack, and SCOM expertise, we would like to hear from you.