Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

About Company :

They balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation.

We guide customers from whats now to whats next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Job Title : Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer.

Location : PAN INDIA.

Work Mode : Hybrid Mode.

Experience : 8-12 years (4 years Relevant).

Job Type : Contract to hire (C2H).

Notice Period : Immediate joiners.

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 stackfrom hardware provisioning through OS and Kubernetes deploymentleveraging 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 :

- Packer for automated image builds.

- Kickstart for unattended OS provisioning.

- OpenSCAP for security compliance and policy enforcement.

- 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. 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 workflows.

- Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e FedRAMP, PCI-DSS).

- Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-source tools.