Description

• We are looking for an experienced System Administrator Automation with expertise in Ansible, GitHub, LoadRunner, and LeapWork to join our team.
• This role will focus on managing and optimizing automation and testing tools, ensuring streamlined integration across development, testing, and operations teams.
• The ideal candidate will play a key role in automating processes, managing version control, and driving the performance of automation and testing tools.
• Configure and manage tools such as Ansible, Leapwork, LoadRunner, Github leveraged by Infrastructure and Application team
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks and roles for automating IT infrastructure and application deployments.
• Collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to automate configuration management, software deployments, and cloud provisioning. Troubleshoot, debug, and enhance Ansible playbooks for performance and reliability.
• Manage GitHub repositories, ensuring best practices for version control, collaboration, and pull request workflows.
• Implement access controls, branch protection, and security policies to maintain repository integrity.
• Integrate GitHub with CI/CD tools to automate code deployment and testing.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain LoadRunner environments for performance and load testing.
• Develop and execute LoadRunner test scripts to ensure application scalability and reliability.
• Analyze LoadRunner test results to identify bottlenecks and recommend performance improvements.
• Collaborate with development teams to design and implement performance testing strategies using LoadRunner and Leapwork.
• Integrate Ansible, GitHub, LoadRunner, and LeapWork with other tools to create efficient end-to-end automation pipelines.
• Provide ongoing support for all tools, ensuring smooth operation and resolving issues that arise within the automation and testing environments.
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards to track automation progress, test results, and performance metrics.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in the tools and technologies to recommend and implement improvements

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an administrator or similar role with Ansible, LoadRunner, Leapwork, and GitHub.
• Strong understanding of automation, performance testing, and version control concepts.
• Ansible Certified Administrator.
• GitHub Advanced Security or related certifications.
• LoadRunner certification or performance testing certification.
• LeapWork certification or experience in advanced LeapWork automation scenarios.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell) is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.