Ansible Automation Engineer

Location: OCBC Malaysia, Cyberjaya

Remote Type: Onsite

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Automation Development

• Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and automation frameworks.
• Develop reusable automation components following software development best practices.
• Build automation solutions for:
  • Network provisioning
  • Configuration deployment
  • Configuration backup
  • OS upgrades
  • Compliance validation
  • Health checks
• Create self-service automation workflows for operational teams.

API & Integration Development

• Develop REST API integrations with network and infrastructure platforms.
• Integrate automation with:
  • Network Platforms – Cisco, Huawei, Fortigate, Palo Alto, F5, Infoblox
  • SolarWinds
  • ITSM – HP Service Manager
  • CyberArk
  • Forward Network
• Build automated workflows triggered by ITSM or monitoring platforms.

Automation Platform Engineering

• Manage and support:
  • Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
  • Ansible Tower
• Configure inventories, credentials, job templates, execution environments, and automation controllers.
• Improve automation governance, RBAC, and operational standards.

CI/CD & Software Engineering

• Implement DevOps and NetDevOps practices.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for automation code deployment.
• Maintain source code repositories and branching strategies.
• Perform code reviews and maintain code quality standards.
• Create automated testing and validation frameworks.

Compliance & Governance

• Support network compliance monitoring and automated validation.
• Develop automated audit and reporting capabilities.
• Ensure automation solutions comply with security and operational policies.
• Maintain technical documentation, standards, and automation governance.

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Develop technical documentation and coding standards.
• Maintain automation libraries and repositories.

AIOps & Observability

• Support implementation of AIOps capabilities within the network operations environment.
• Integrate operational telemetry and monitoring data into observability platforms.
• Assist in event correlation and incident analysis initiatives.
• Develop automation workflows triggered by monitoring and alerting tools.
• Contribute to predictive capacity planning and performance analytics initiatives.

Operational Analytics

• Build dashboards and reports to provide operational insights.
• Analyze network performance trends and recurring incidents.
• Support the adoption of data-driven operational practices.
• Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams on operational intelligence initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in:
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Related disciplines

Required Experience

Preferred

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining Ansible-based automation solutions in enterprise environments.
• Proven track record in designing, developing, and implementing automation workflows for infrastructure, network, or operational processes.
• Hands-on experience administering and supporting Ansible Core, or Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Strong proficiency in Python programming, including scripting, API integration, data processing, and automation framework development.
• Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs, web services, and third-party enterprise platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining web-based portals, dashboards, or self-service automation platforms using modern web development technologies.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git, including CI/CD practices for automation development.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, or NetDevOps methodologies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop scalable and reusable automation solutions.

Technical Requirements

Programming & Automation

Mandatory

• Python (Advanced)
• Ansible
• REST API Development & Integration
• JSON
• YAML
• Git
• PHP

Preferred

• PowerShell
• Bash
• JavaScript

Preferred Certifications

Automation

• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Python programming certifications (PCEP, PCAP, or equivalent)
• Cisco DevNet Associate or Professional

Key Competencies

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Automation-first mindset.
• Ability to convert operational requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing practices.
• Ability to work independently and drive automation initiatives from concept to production.

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.