Job Description

VASS BENELUX is partnering with FRONTEX to find a talented Automation Engineer to join the team in Warsaw!

Frontex (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency) is an agency of the European Union that supports EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries in managing the EU's external borders. Its responsibilities include border management, preventing cross-border crime, combating irregular migration, and supporting search and rescue operations.

📄 Tasks and responsibilities:

Designing, implementing, and maintaining automated systems and tools to support various IT operations, including infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, deployment, and incident response (products including VMware, Azure/AWS/Google Cloud, Windows Server and Linux Red Hat)

Analyzing existing IT processes and workflows, identifying areas for improvement, proposing and developing automation strategies to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and enhance scalability

Writing scripts and developing code using programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash to automate routine tasks, data processing, and system integration

Utilizing configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible) and infrastructure-As-code (IaC) frameworks (e.g., Terraform, VMware ARIA Automation) to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of IT infrastructure components

Recommending and implementing IT best practices

Implementing changes according to ICT change management procedures

Providing 2nd line support to other IT teams and coordinating with 3rd line of support

Updating the technical documentation and operating procedures

Evaluating and implementing IT security standards

Participation in coordination and project meetings

Other specific duties aligned to profile as assigned by supervisor

⚙ What we're looking for:

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell or Bash

At least 5 years of relevant experience to the role

Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible

Experience with Infrastructure automatization tools such as Terraform or VMware ARIA Automation

Strong knowledge of virtualization platforms (such as VMware vSphere) and Cloud platforms (such as Azure, AWS or Google Cloud)

Strong knowledge of Windows Server and Linux Red Hat configuration and automatization

Experience in collaborating with multiple support groups

Experience with ticketing systems and ITIL based change management, configuration management and release management processes

B2 English Certificate is a big plus

Soft skills:

Good organizational and prioritizing skills

A proactive attitude, team-work spirit, being self-motivated with a strong user orientation

Good communication skills

Able to cope with fast changing technologies