Specialist, Automation & Monitoring
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About the Role
Nutrien is seeking an Automation & Monitoring Specialist to build and advance automation, monitoring, and observability capabilities within IT Operations. The role involves hands-on development, coordination across teams, and driving adoption of shared standards to improve operational performance.
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Responsibilities
- Own the intake, prioritization, and delivery of work through a structured backlog to execute the automation and monitoring roadmap
- Design and build automation, integrations, and monitoring components directly for complex or high value use cases
- Coordinate development across the ITOC and domain teams to establish and drive alignment to shared standards, reusable automation, and alerting practices
- Reduce alert noise, improve alert quality, and integrate monitoring platforms with ITSM workflows
- Apply AI assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and improve quality of automation solutions
- Track, analyze, and report on key performance indicators such as reductions in manual effort, alert volume, and incident response times
Requirements
- 6 8 years of experience delivering automation, monitoring, or observability initiatives within enterprise IT Operations
- Hands on proficiency with scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar
- Experience configuring and managing monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent
- Experience managing work within Agile/Kanban frameworks
- Familiarity with AI assisted development tools
- Strong relationship building and communication skills
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Role Overview
- The Automation & Monitoring Specialist plays a key role in delivering and advancing automation, monitoring, and observability capabilities within Nutrien’s IT Operations.
- This is a new and growing practice; the role is well positioned to influence how that capability develops across the organization.
- The role is balanced between hands on development and coordination.
What You'll Do
- Backlog & Roadmap Delivery: Own the intake, prioritization, and delivery of work through a structured backlog to execute the automation and monitoring roadmap.
- Hands on Development: Design and build automation, integrations, and monitoring components directly, particularly for complex or high value use cases.
- Coordination & Standards: Coordinate development across the ITOC and domain teams to establish and drive alignment to shared standards, reusable automation, and alerting practices.
- Operational Excellence: Reduce alert noise, improve alert quality, and integrate monitoring platforms with IT service management (ITSM) workflows.
- AI Assisted Delivery: Apply AI assisted development tools and approaches to accelerate development, scale delivery, and improve the quality of automation solutions.
- Performance Metrics: Track, analyze, and report on key performance indicators such as reductions in manual effort, alert volume, and incident response times.
What You'll Bring
- Domain Expertise: Strong experience delivering automation, monitoring, or observability initiatives within enterprise IT Operations (e.g., ITOC/NOC) environments with a minimum of 6 8 years of related experience.
- Technical Scripting: Hands on proficiency with scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar.
- Observability Platforms: Experience configuring and managing monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.
- Methodology & Delivery: Experience managing work within Agile/Kanban frameworks, with the ability to translate operational pain points into clear backlog requirements.
- AI Tooling: Familiarity with using AI assisted development tools in your development work.
- Influence & Collaboration: Strong relationship building and communication skills, with a proven ability to coordinate delivery across multiple teams and drive alignment without direct authority.
What You'll Get
- Purpose Driven Work – Make an impact as part of a global team feeding the future and support farmers locally and around the world.
- Excellent Benefits – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, plus a retirement program with generous employer matching for your future.
- Grow Your Career – Tuition assistance for future education and ongoing learning and training opportunities for career advancement pathways across the organization.
- Support When it Matters – Employee Assistance Programs, inclusive leaves, and paid time for holidays, volunteering, vacation, and wellness.
- Thrive in a Strong Culture – Guided by our core values we put safety first, act with integrity, are stronger together, and deliver with excellence in a collaborative, high performing environment.
Additional Information
- This job will remain posted until filled.
- In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test.
- Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.
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