Cloud Automation Engineer

About this role

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.


Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.


Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better™ - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.


Citizenship Requirement for US Candidates:

• Must be a US citizen
• Ability to obtain US security clearance

About the Position

We are seeking a talented Cloud Database Automation Engineer with a strong focus on database Infrastructure and process automation to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be crucial in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure solutions that support our database operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop and enhance our database infrastructure, ensuring it meets the highest standards of performance, reliability, and efficiency.

What You’ll Get to Do

• Design and build Python/Powershell-based automation tools for database operations and data collection.
• Develop reusable frameworks and libraries for automated tools, testing, and monitoring.
• Leverage your knowledge of APIs and cloud SDKs to create intelligent, event-driven automation.
• Optimize database performance and implement self-healing systems using Python-based observability tools.
• Collaborate on defining and enforcing best practices in cloud-native database management and automated security compliance.
• Contribute to infrastructure as code (IaC) efforts using tools like Terraform, incorporating Python where applicable.
• Document workflows, scripts, and tools, and contribute to internal libraries and developer documentation.
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