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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 ENGINER
Experience:

8-12 years
Client:

LTI Mindtree C2H
Notice period:

Immediate-15 Days
Location:

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 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.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 workflows
Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., FedRAMP, PCI-DSS)
Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-source tools