Key skills
PythonSQLNoSQLPowerShellAIClaudeFastAPIAWSAzureGCPTerraformKubernetesDockerCloudFormationPostgreSQLMongoDBMSSQLGitCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Dayforce is a global human capital management company headquartered in Toronto and Minneapolis, seeking a Cloud Automation Engineer. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure database solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance database infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- Stay updated with modern Python frameworks, cloud technologies, and DevOps best practices
Requirements:
- Must be a US citizen
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of professional experience with Python, ideally in backend or automation-focused roles
- Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and Pythonic best practices
- Experience with SQL and working knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB)
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proficient with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud automation scripting
- Understanding of database performance tuning, indexing, and data modeling
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Familiarity with FastAPI or similar Python web frameworks
- Exposure to IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation (bonus)
- Certifications in Python, cloud platforms, or DevOps tools are a plus
- Ability to integrate AI-assisted workflows like Claude into automation and engineering tasks to improve efficiency and code quality