What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda
Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint."
We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.
If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!
Job Purpose
- The Systems Administrator III - Automation Focus is a senior-level role responsible for managing and optimizing enterprise IT infrastructure through advanced automation. This position ensures system reliability, scalability, and security by designing and implementing automated solutions for provisioning, configuration, and monitoring. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to streamline operations, reduce manual processes, and drive continuous improvement using modern automation tools and best practices.
Key Accountabilities
- Possesses deep expertise to understand existing computer systems and demonstrates the ability to troubleshoot issues from both a business process perspective and a technical design standpoint.
- Leverage a deep understanding of business requirements to design and contribute to detailed technical specifications that enable automation-driven enhancements to existing systems or the development of new solutions. This includes integrating scripting, orchestration tools, and infrastructure-as-code practices to streamline operations and improve scalability.
- Effectively collaborate and communicate with stakeholders across all business levels to understand requirements and translate them into automation-driven solutions that enhance system performance and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with IT teams-including Architects, Database Administrators, Developers, and QA-to design and implement automation-driven solutions that enhance or replace existing systems. Ensure all solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and integrate seamlessly within the IT environment. Partner with unit and department leadership to support IT strategy and business planning through scalable, automated infrastructure practices.
- Demonstrates advanced proficiency in programming and scripting languages, operating systems, and hardware platforms to design, implement, and automate infrastructure solutions that optimize performance and reduce manual effort.
- Ability to design and develop scripts or automation programs that extend functionality, improve efficiency, and enhance reliability within production systems.
- Understanding of system databases or leverage DBA expertise to create automated queries and generate dynamic business reports, reducing manual effort and improving data accessibility.
- Collaborates effectively with third-party software vendors and cross Honda teams to evaluate, recommend, and integrate solutions that align with business needs and support automation initiatives for streamlined IT operations.
- Serve as a key member of the MSO sysadmin team, actively supporting day-to-day operations and leveraging automation to improve efficiency. Participate in weekend validation processes for production startup and provide weekend support to ensure system reliability and seamless operations.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- 7+ years Systems Analyst experience; 10+ years IT experience
- Preferably a Bachelor's Degree in computer systems analysis, computer science, computer information systems (CIS), management information systems (MIS), business intelligence or a similar field of study, or equivalent experience gained through relevant work history.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written). Working knowledge of Java full stack, Openshift, HAProxy, JBOSS, .Net, Windows Server, AIX, RHEL, SQL, DB2, PostgreSQL. Basic understanding of cloud-based solutions (AWS, Azure). Intermediate understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), and ability to navigate through code with logical understanding.
Job location options
- Marysville, OH (preferred)
- Other onsite options can potentially be accomdated in a Honda corporate office located in one of these metropolitan regions: Lincoln, AL; Swepsonville, NC; Atlanta, GA; Greensberg, IN
Workstyle
- This is an onsite job. One remote workday per week may be possibel with prior departmental approval.
Visa sponsorship issues
- This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
What differentiates Honda and make us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
- Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
- Paid Overtime
- Regional Bonus (when applicable)
- Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
Career Growth:
- Advancement Opportunities
- Career Mobility
- Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
- Training and Development programs
Additional Offerings:
- Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
- Lifestyle Account
- Childcare Reimbursement Account
- Elder Care Support
- Wellbeing Program
- Community Service and Engagement Programs
- Product Programs
Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.