Automation Developer

Automation Developer

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. The Stantec community unites approximately 32,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents.

We are looking for an Automation Developer to join our Enterprise Dashboard & Reporting Solutions Team to support the developer, automate and maintain our Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing platforms.

Job Overview

The Automation Developer will be part of the Enterprise Dashboard & Reporting Solutions (EDRS) team within Integrated Business Applications. This role works closely with the EDRS team responsible for the development and maintenance of the enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing platforms.

The Automation Developer is responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining deployment automation solutions to support continuous and reliable deployments across QA and Production environments. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency, consistency, and reliability through automation while supporting enterprise BI and reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with development, QA, and operations teams to gather automation requirements and design/build a scalable automation framework.
• Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines, implement automated test execution (functional, application, and regression) as needed.
• Monitor, analyze, document, and communicate technical issues and resolutions clearly and concisely to stakeholders.
• Review existing code and provide actionable recommendations to improve quality, performance, maintainability, and reliability.
• Ensure robust version control practices and configuration management standards are consistently applied across automation assets and releases.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, guidelines, and best practices to support the end-to-end development and release lifecycle.
• Maintain and continuously enhance in-house automation programs, scripts, and tooling to improve delivery efficiency and consistency.

Additional Duties

• Collaboration with different teams or groups within IT as and when required - Development team, Unix, Project Management, EBS/Middleware DBA, Network team etc.
• Follow Change Management process, regularly share updates with different teams via email/Jira/meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering or related field
• 3 or more years of experience as a software developer, or as a Dev Ops engineer
• Expert in Git, with practical experience administering and maintaining repositories, preferably in Bitbucket
• Python development skills, with Flask for building and maintaining custom applications
• Docker and container management skills are a strong plus
• Proficient in scripting and automation skills
• Passionate about DevOps and new technologies

Please note that this role requires flexible working hours to support and collaborate with teams across different geographical regions and time zones. We are looking for team players who are eager to learn new technologies, adapt quickly, and can work in a dynamic environment.

Key skills/competency

• Automation Developer
• DevOps
• Python
• Git
• Bitbucket
• Docker
• Scripting
• Business Intelligence
• Data Warehousing
• Continuous Integration