Software Engineer Infrastructure Automation

Role- Software Engineer   Infrastructure Automation
Location- Santa Clara, CA
Note: Client is not willing to sponsor any visa. 
 
 
Position Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineer (Contractor) with deep expertise in Red Hat Ansible

Automation Platform (AAP), Ansible, and one of the coding languages Python or Go to design,

develop, and maintain enterprise infrastructure automation solutions. The ideal candidate will have

strong experience automating large-scale infrastructure across storage, compute, network, cloud,

and hybrid environments while developing scalable, reusable automation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain enterprise infrastructure automation solutions using

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including Automation Controller, Automation

Hub, Execution Environments, Workflow Templates, and Job Templates.

• Develop reusable Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, and Python automation to

automate provisioning, configuration management, patching, compliance, monitoring, and

operational workflows.

• Build REST API integrations and automation frameworks to integrate with enterprise

platforms, cloud services, ITSM tools, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, compute, networking, cloud, and platform

engineering teams to automate infrastructure lifecycle management across on-premises and

cloud environments.

• Troubleshoot complex automation and infrastructure issues, perform code reviews, testing,

validation, and deployments, and maintain technical documentation and automation best

practices.

• Utilize Git, YAML, Jinja2, Shell scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux administration,

and DevOps practices to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable automation solutions.

• Support automation for AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform environments, monitoring and observability

platforms, and enterprise infrastructure while driving continuous improvement and

operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent

practical experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and/or

Ansible automation in enterprise environments.

• Proficiency in Python and/or Go, Shell scripting, Linux, REST APIs, Git, and Infrastructure as

Code (IaC).

• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and DevOps/CI-CD practices is

preferred.