Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

About Company: Our Client Corporation provides digital engineering and technology services to Forbes Global 2000 companies worldwide. Our Engineering First approach ensures we can execute all ideas and creatively solve pressing business challenges. With industry expertise and empowered agile teams, we prioritize execution early in the process for impactful results. We combine logic, creativity and curiosity to build, solve, and create. Every day, we help clients engage with new technology paradigms, creatively building solutions that solve their most pressing business challenges and move them to the forefront of their industry.Job Role: LINUX INFRASTRUCUTRE ENGINERExperience: 8-12 yearsClient: LTI Mindtree C2HNotice period: Immediate-15 DaysLocation: Chennai (WFO 3 days a week from LTIM office at Chennai)Job Description:-Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Zero-Touch GPU Cloud Stack – Linux Image Lifecycle)We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience to lead the design and implementation of a Zero-Touch Build, Upgrade, and Certification pipeline for our on-prem GPU cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on automating the full stack—from hardware provisioning through OS and Kubernetes deployment—leveraging 100% GitOps workflows. The candidate will bring deep expertise in Linux systems automation, image management, and compliance hardening, with a strong foundation in infrastructure engineering.Key ResponsibilitiesArchitect and implement a fully automated, GitOps-based pipeline for building, upgrading, and certifying the Linux operating system layer in the GPU cloud stack (hardware → OS → Kubernetes → platform).Design and automate Linux image builds using Packer, Kickstart, and Ansible.Integrate CIS/STIG compliance hardening and OpenSCAP scanning directly into the image lifecycle and validation workflows.Own and manage kernel module/driver automation, ensuring version compatibility and hardware enablement for GPU nodes.Collaborate with platform, SRE, and security teams to standardize image build and deployment practices across the stack.Maintain GitOps-compliant infrastructure-as-code repositories, ensuring traceability and reproducibility of all automation logic.Build self-service capabilities and frameworks for zero-touch provisioning, image certification, and drift detection.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to strategic automation roadmap initiatives.Required Skills & Experience10+ years of hands-on experience in Linux infrastructure engineering, system automation, and OS lifecycle management.Primary key skills required are Ansible, Python, Packer, Kickstart, OpenSCAPDeep expertise with:Packer for automated image buildsKickstart for unattended OS provisioningOpenSCAP for security compliance and policy enforcementAnsible for configuration management and post-build customizationStrong understanding of CIS/STIG hardening standards and their application in automated pipelines.Experience with kernel and driver management, particularly in hardware-accelerated (GPU) environments.Proven ability to implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure automation (e.G., Git-backed pipelines for image release and validation).Solid knowledge of Linux internals, bootloaders, and provisioning mechanisms in bare-metal environments.Exposure to Kubernetes, particularly in the context of OS-level customization and compliance.Strong collaboration skills across teams including security, SRE, platform, and hardware engineering.Bonus:Familiarity with image signing, SBOM generation, or secure boot workflowsExperience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.G., FedRAMP, PCI-DSS)Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-source tools