IAC Automation_Python Ansible Consultant

Job Description

Overview: The IaC & Automation Sr Consultant will be responsible for helping the organization with their infrastructure and platform automation needs. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7-8 years of relevant experience, with a strong background in infra/platform development and hands-on experience with configuration management tools and RESTful APIs. This role requires a candidate with strong analytical/problem-solving skills, and a deep understanding of Linux-based infrastructures and administration. The consultant will be responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions to improve the efficiency, scalability, and security of the organizations infrastructure and platform. Primary Responsibilities: Design and develop automation scripts using Ansible, Python, GoLang and Ruby Implement and manage configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef Work with RESTful APIs to automate infrastructure and platform tasks Manage and maintain Linux-based infrastructures Analyze and solve problems related to infrastructure and platform automation Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members Continuously improve and optimize automation processes Collaborate with other teams such as Development, Operations and Security to identify opportunities for automation Document and maintain automation scripts and processes Required Skills: Strong understanding of infrastructure and platform development principles and experience with programming languages such as Python, GoLang, Ruby and/or Java for developing automation scripts Hands-on experience with at least one configuration management tool, such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef. This includes proficiency in writing playbooks, cookbook, modules & creating and modifying data structures Experience with creating, troubleshooting, and maintaining automation scripts, utilizing libraries and frameworks such as Pythons Ansible custom module and libraries, Chefs knife and Terraform s provider plugins Working experience with RESTful APIs and understanding of API integration with automation tools Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructures and administration, including proficiency in command-line interface and shell scripting Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to debug and troubleshoot complex automation issues Strong understanding of Bare-Metal Server, Storage (SAN/NAS), Network, Security, Enterprise Business Applications, and related technologies Experience in leading teams, leading solutions during pursuit/solutioning process Experience in preparing end to end architecture diagram for the solution Desired Skills: Experience with Bash and PowerShell scripting Experience with one virtualized platform (VMware/Red Hat/Microsoft) Experience with Containers/Kubernetes Experience with Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or CircleCI Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack Experience with Databases and SQL Exclusions: DevOps engineers with public cloud work experience (AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, Build and Release DevOps Engineer) and no prior programming expertise System Administrators Test Automation Engineers