Automation engineer

Job Description JAMS Platform Engineer | Automation, Python, PowerShell, CI/CD Toronto, ON - Hybrid (2-3 Days WFO) Role Summary Seeking a hands-on engineer to drive the reliability, automation and modernization of the enterprise JAMS workload automation platform. The role combines JAMS platform expertise with software engineering, automation and AI capabilities. Key Responsibilities ? Engineer and administer JAMS Scheduler, including Scheduler, Agents, Executors, queues, resources and job configuration. ? Improve platform reliability, performance, capacity, resilience and observability. ? Lead complex troubleshooting, performance analysis and root-cause investigations. ? Build proactive monitoring and automated recovery for Scheduler, agents, queues and batch workflows. ? Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, APIs and scripting to reduce manual operational effort. ? Build and maintain engineering solutions using GitHub, including source control, code review and CI/CD practices. ? Drive migration from time-based to event-driven scheduling and simplify batch orchestration. ? Establish engineering standards for retries, long-running jobs, alerts, resources, agents and job design. ? Support upgrades, patching, regression testing, DR and production readiness. ? Partner with BatchOps, application and infrastructure teams to onboard and optimize workloads. ? Work with the JAMS vendor on product defects, performance and roadmap capabilities. ? Explore and implement practical AI use cases for operational analytics, anomaly detection, troubleshooting and automation. Technical Skills ? Strong hands-on JAMS Scheduler / workload automation experience ? Python and PowerShell ? GitHub / Git, CI/CD and software engineering practices ? REST APIs and systems integration ? SQL Server and database troubleshooting ? Windows Server and distributed application troubleshooting ? Monitoring, telemetry and performance engineering ? Exposure Requirements Java