Automation Engineer - DevOps

Description : Automation Engineer.

Job description : The Automation Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated workflows to support the migration of source control systems from Perforce to GitHub.

This role involves building reliable automation pipelines that ensure a seamless, low-downtime transition while maintaining data integrity and repository structure.

The engineer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement automation, validate migrated data, and establish GitHub standards and best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead end-to-end automation of Perforce-to-GitHub migration workflows, including data extraction, transformation, and repository import.

- Develop tools and scripts (Python, Shell/Bash, PowerShell) to automate tasks such as repository cloning, permission mapping, branch restructuring, and metadata handling.

- Create and maintain automated validation/testing frameworks to ensure integrity of migrated datasetscommit history, branches, tags, permissions, and access controls.

- Work closely with DevOps, QA, and development teams to integrate migration automation into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring post-migration build and deployment stability.

- Define, implement, and enforce GitHub branching strategies, repository structures, workflow standards, and security controls.

- Troubleshoot, optimize, and scale migration tooling to support large-scale repositories, binary-heavy workloads, and complex Perforce permission hierarchies.

- Prepare and maintain documentation for automation workflows, migration procedures, and cross-team knowledge sharing.

Required Skills :

- Strong expertise in Perforce and Git/GitHub administration, workflows, and version control concepts.

- Hands-on experience with C++11 or later, including the Helix Core C++ API and libgit2 for programmatically managing Git repositories.

- Experience with SCM migration tools such as git-p4, Perforce Git Fusion, and other relevant utilities.

- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell) for automation and orchestration.

- Experience in designing automated validation frameworks and integrating tooling into CI/CD pipelines.

- Solid understanding of Git branching models, pull requests, repository governance, and access control.

- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.