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Lead Automation Engineer – Application Hosting

at Gap

📍 San Francisco, CA Unknown Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves leading the deployment, automation, and support of enterprise application platforms, leveraging open source tools and scripting skills to ensure scalable and reliable hosting environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage application platforms
  • Automate deployment processes
  • Support open source software environments
  • Lead system engineering efforts
  • Ensure application performance and availability

Technical Overview

The position requires hands-on experience with Java application servers like Tomcat and JBoss, scripting in PERL, Ruby, Shell, automation tools like Chef and Puppet, and virtualization platforms such as VMware and KVM.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with extensive experience in application hosting, automation, and open source software deployment. They possess strong scripting skills in PERL, Ruby, Shell, and experience with enterprise application servers like Tomcat and JBoss, capable of leading complex deployment projects.

Must-Have Skills

software developmentautomationsystem engineeringapplication deploymentopen source software

Nice-to-Have Skills

continuous integrationcontinuous deploymentcloud computingprivate cloudapplication monitoring

Tools & Platforms

TomcatApacheJBossJMSANTRubyPERLShell ScriptingChefPuppetJythonMavenVMwareKVMXENNagios

Required Skills

JavaTomcatApacheJBossJMSopen source softwareANTRubyPERLShell ScriptingChefPuppetJythonMavenUNIX shell scriptsVMwareKVMXENOracle databasesNagios

Hard Skills

JavaJava applicationsTomcatApacheJBossJMS queuesopen source softwareANTRubyPERLShell ScriptingChefPuppetJythonJACLMavenUNIX shell scriptsUNIX system conceptsVMwareKVMXENOracle databasesnetworkingNagios

Soft Skills

analyticalproblem solvingorganizational skillscollaborationdrive for results

Industry & Role

Industry E-commerce / Retail
Job Function Lead automation and system engineering for application hosting environments

Keywords for Your Resume

Application HostingJavaTomcatApacheJBossJMS queuesopen source softwareANTRubyPERLShell ScriptingChefPuppetJythonMavenUNIX shell scriptsVMwareKVMXENOracle databasesNagiosSystem EngineeringAutomationApplication DeploymentContinuous IntegrationContinuous Deployment

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with open source application servers, No scripting or automation skills, Unable to work independently, Location outside San Francisco, CA

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