General Motors · 12 hours ago
Senior Systems Engineer - Self Service Automation
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expGeneral Motors is a leader in the automotive industry, and they are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for their Self Service Automation Tools team. The role involves managing the enterprise password management platform and designing automation workflows to enhance IT security and efficiency.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Administer and maintain 1Password Enterprise accounts, vaults, roles, and policies
Design & build secure, scalable microservices and user‑friendly front‑ends for self‑service automation (password management and rotations, patching, release management, app restart, automation workflows)
Integrate 1Password with identity providers to manage user provisioning/de‑provisioning
Implement AI‑driven features and workflow automation to streamline 1Password and broader self‑service capabilities
Lead architecture for large‑scale cloud software systems; set coding standards and best practices
Monitor adoption and produce usage/impact reports for leadership; define and track KPIs
Ensure reliability and high availability of system and self-service automation capabilities; proactively prevent/mitigate failures
Operate with Tier 2/3 support responsibilities: on‑call, incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis
Instrument & observe production systems (logging, metrics, tracing) and enforce operational excellence
Collaborate across IT Security & Compliance, product, business, DevOps, and engineering teams
Participate in Agile planning; maintain documentation for automation processes and environments
Evaluate & recommend new tools/technologies to expand system capabilities and improve developer productivity
Mentor junior engineers; provide technical leadership, code reviews, and guidance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
7+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in Java and .NET
Expertise building end‑to‑end applications on cloud platforms, with strong familiarity with Kubernetes and OpenShift
In‑depth knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems
Proficiency in full‑stack development and CI/CD practices
Experience with both relational and non‑relational databases; strong schema design skills
Solid grounding in software engineering fundamentals: design patterns, data structures, algorithms
Experience working in Agile environments
Excellent verbal/written communication; ability to translate feedback and needs into solutions
Creative problem‑solving delivering efficient solutions to complex issues
Experience with IT Service Management tools (preferably ServiceNow) and integrating automation via orchestration tools
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems, manage incidents, and drive root cause analysis
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate across teams
Active participation in planning, code reviews, and design discussions; ownership of technical projects end‑to‑end
Strong teamwork focus and ability to foster collaboration
Preferred
Hands‑on experience with 1Password or other enterprise password management tools
7+ years in IT Security, Identity Management, or Systems Administration
Front‑end/web: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Angular, Node.js
Back‑end: .NET Core/C#, Java/Spring Boot
Databases: SQL, Postgres
Cloud & platform: Kubernetes, OpenShift
Build & pipelines: Maven, Git/GitHub, Artifactory; CI/CD pipelines
Observability & data: Redis (distributed cache), ELK (logging/analytics)
API management experience
ServiceNow Flow Designer integration experience
Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements
Familiarity with cloud‑based workload automation and hybrid environments
Experience with Enterprise Security concepts, implementation, and compliance
Benefits
Relocation benefits
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.51BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M
Leadership Team
Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
Recent News
2026-01-24
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