Infrastructure Engineer

Job title: Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, automate, and support enterprise infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate will have strong Linux systems engineering experience along with hands-on expertise in infrastructure automation, configuration management, cloud/virtualization technologies, and software development practices.

The successful candidate will help improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency through automation and modern engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux infrastructure, primarily Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or equivalent distributions.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, and Chef.
• Build automation solutions and utilities using Python, Go/Golang, Perl, C++, and/or Ruby.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, patching, and lifecycle management processes.
• Support VMware virtualization environments and/or AWS/VMC cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, development, and operations teams to improve platform reliability and scalability.
• Support server hardware operations, including firmware updates, hardware provisioning, maintenance, and lifecycle management.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, modules, scripts, and tools to reduce manual operational tasks.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux, virtualization, automation, and infrastructure issues.
• Follow software engineering best practices including version control, code reviews, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Work within Agile methodologies and SDLC processes.
• Use development and collaboration tools such as GitHub, Jira, and related CI/CD and testing platforms.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, test cases, implementation procedures, and operational runbooks.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems engineering, preferably RHEL.
• Proven experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or Chef.
• Programming or scripting experience with one or more of Python, Go/Golang, Perl, C++, or Ruby.
• Experience with VMware and/or AWS/VMC environments.
• Understanding of server hardware, firmware, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with Git/GitHub or similar source-control platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices and SDLC processes.
• Experience with code reviews, testing, documentation, and collaborative development practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise-scale infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with automated testing and test-case development.
• Familiarity with Jira and Agile project management methodologies.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise data center or hybrid-cloud environments.