We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design and build automation solutions across our data center infrastructure environment on a near-shore contract basis. This role is focused on automating data center infrastructure platforms spanning network, storage, virtualization, and operating systems, reducing manual configuration effort, improving
consistency, and accelerating change delivery through infrastructure-as-code and automated workflows. The ideal candidate combines strong infrastructure engineering fundamentals with hands-on automation development experience and can operate independently in complex, multi-platform environments.
Required Automation Experience:
Terraform Advanced experience writing and maintaining Terraform modules and providers to manage infrastructure as code.
Ansible Advanced experience building and maintaining Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories for infrastructure configuration management and automation.
GitHub Experience managing infrastructure-as-code repositories, branching strategies, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
Platform Automation Experience (Some or All Required):
Candidates should have direct experience automating configuration and change management for one or more of the following
platforms:
Cisco ACI Fabric, tenant, and policy automation via Terraform/Ansible and the ACI API
F5 Load Balancers (LTM only) Automated virtual server, pool, and profile provisioning via Terraform/Ansible modules and the F5 API
Palo Alto Firewalls Automated security policy, zone, and rule management via Terraform/Ansible modules and the Palo Alto API
NetApp Storage Automated storage provisioning, volume management, and configuration via Terraform/Ansible modules and the ONTAP API
DNS Automated zone, record, and configuration management for enterprise DNS platforms
VMware Automated VM provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management via Terraform/Ansible and the vSphere API
Linux Automated configuration management, patching, and provisioning for Linux server environments
Windows Automated configuration management, patching, and provisioning for Windows server environments
Required Technical Skills:
Python Strong scripting and development experience for building and maintaining automation tooling and modules
Infrastructure as Code Methodologies Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code principles, including
idempotency, state management, and modular design
GitHub Actions Experience building and maintaining automated workflows using GitHub Actions
CI/CD & Pipelines Experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing,
validation, and deployment.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and maintain Terraform and Ansible automation across network, storage, virtualization, and OS platforms
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows to support automated testing, validation, and
deployment of infrastructure changes
Convert manual infrastructure configuration and change processes into repeatable, version-controlled automation
Collaborate with network, storage, virtualization, systems, and security teams to validate & test processes that are being
automated.
Troubleshoot automation failures and configuration drift across ACI, Nexus, routing, F5, Palo Alto, NetApp, DNS,
VMware, Linux, and Windows platforms
Contribute to and maintain team documentation, including automation runbooks, module documentation, and standard
operating procedures
Participate in change management processes, including occasional night and weekend maintenance windows
Participate in an on-call rotation to support automation tooling and pipeline issues.
Qualifications:
7+ years of infrastructure engineering experience across networking, systems, storage, or virtualization domains
3+ years of hands-on experience building production automation using Terraform and Ansible
Demonstrated experience automating one or more of: Cisco ACI, Cisco Nexus, Cisco routing, F5 LTM, Palo Alto
firewalls, NetApp storage, DNS, VMware, Linux, or Windows
Strong experience with GitHub repository management, branching strategies, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines
Strong Python scripting and development skills
Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code methodologies and best practices
Experience using AI-assisted development tools, with demonstrated discipline around planning, code ownership, and
thorough testing of outcomes
Relevant vendor certifications a plus (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, NetApp, VMware)
Strong written communication skills and demonstrated ability to contribute to team documentation
Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a near-shore/remote capacity
Availability to overlap with core business hours in Eastern Time (EST), minimum 5 hours per day
Willingness to support occasional night and weekend work, plus participation in an on-call rotation
Work Schedule & Location
Near-shore contract position
Minimum 5-hour daily overlap with Eastern Standard Time (EST) required
Occasional night and weekend work required to support maintenance windows
Participation in on-call rotation required
Education
Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
Master's degree or MBA is a plus.
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