Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

About Company:-

Our client is a global technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. it focuses on helping organisations harness the power of data to drive digital transformation, enhance operational efficiency, and achieve sustainability. over 100 years of experience in operational technology (OT) and more than 60 years in IT to unlock the power of data from your business, your people and your machines. We help enterprises store, enrich, activate and monetise their data to improve their customers' experiences, develop new revenue streams and lower their business costs. Over 80% of the Fortune 100 trust our client for data solutions.

Role:- Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location:- Bangalore

Experience:- 8-12 years

Client Budget:- 12 LPA

Interview Mode:- virtual

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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 Responsibilities

• Architect 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 & Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Linux infrastructure engineering, system

automation, and OS lifecycle management.

• Primary key skills required are Ansible, Python, Packer, Kickstart, OpenSCAP

• Deep expertise with:

o Packer for automated image builds

o Kickstart for unattended OS provisioning

o OpenSCAP for security compliance and policy enforcement

o Ansible for configuration management and post-build customization

• Strong 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:

o Familiarity with image signing, SBOM generation, or secure boot workflows

o Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g.,

FedRAMP, PCI-DSS)

o Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-source

tools