Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add an
Automation Specialist– IT located in
Chennai location.
As an
Automation Specialist to design and deliver scalable automation solutions supporting
enterprise Storage and Backup platforms. This role focuses on operational excellence—eliminating repetitive tasks, improving resiliency, and enabling reliable, secure, and standards‑driven automation across global infrastructure environments.
You will be part of a
global engineering organization, working with Storage, Backup, Database, and DevOps teams to drive meaningful automation outcomes in a 24x7 enterprise environment.
Reports to the
Director, and the role involves,
What a typical day looks like:
- Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for Storage and Backup operations
- Build and manage a centralized automation repository using industry best practices
- Automate repetitive operational workflows based on standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Develop monitoring and watchdog mechanisms to ensure automation accuracy and reliability
- Implement automation using Python, Ansible, PowerShell, and integrate with enterprise tools
- Ensure security, integrity, and access controls across automation workflows
- Support automation changes, releases, and maintenance through ITIL / ServiceNow Change Management
- Validate automation performance before production release
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation and operational runbooks
- Collaborate with global teams to improve platform stability, efficiency, and scalability.
The experience we're looking to add to our team:
- Bachelor's degree in any technical field of study (preferred to computer science, automation, informatics, electronics, telecommunications)
- 6–8 years of hands‑on IT automation experience in enterprise environments
- Strong experience with:
- Solid understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, and DevOps principles
- Experience supporting Storage and Backup operations (enterprise infrastructure)
- Working knowledge of Database queries, functions, stored procedures
- Ability to translate business and operational requirements into robust automation solutions.
- Good to have Powershell, Power BI, Jenkins, Git / Git repositories.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Flexible shifts (11am-8pm /2pm-11pm).
Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide:
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