Job Title: Python Infrastructure Automation Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 month contract
Role summary
Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure automation platform using Python. Collaborate with product, SRE, and operations teams in an Agile environment to deliver reliable, well-tested software and automation that scales.
Key responsibilities
•Design and implement clean, maintainable object-oriented Python code for services and automation.
•Use Git, Jira, and Bitbucket for source control, branching strategies, and pull-request workflows.
•Work in an Agile team: sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, backlog refinement.
•Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and deployment/runbook documentation.
•Troubleshoot, profile, and optimize application and automation performance.
•Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team best practices.
Required qualifications
•5+ years professional experience developing in Python with strong object-oriented programming skills.
•Proven experience with Git workflows and Bitbucket (pull requests, branching strategies).
•API Design
•Microservice and Cloud Architecture Principles
•Mongo Query Development
•Experience working in Agile teams and familiarity with Agile ceremonies.
•Must be able to use AI-assisted development tools (code completion, LLM-assisted coding, AI-driven test generation, and AI-assisted code review) to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
•Ansible and configuration management for provisioning and automation.
•Strong debugging, testing (unit/integration), and CI/CD mindset.
•Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
Desired experience
•Infrastructure automation experience (IaC, automation frameworks, pipeline automation).
•Familiarity with storage technologies (SAN/NAS, object storage, distributed storage systems).
•Experience writing or maintaining tools in Golang.
•Kafka experience (producers/consumers, stream processing) preferred.
•Container experience (Docker, Kubernetes) preferred.
•Cloud platform experience (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure) and observability tooling.
•Comfortable participating in and conducting code reviews.
•Familiarity with the Richardson Maturity Model
•Knowledge of OPENAPI spec
What success looks like (first 6 months)
•Migrate the top 5 legacy ansible-based, macroservice fulfillment services to RMM level 2 openapi spec microservice using an AI-assisted development workflow
•Improve CI/CD reliability and increase automated test coverage.
