Senior Automation Engineer

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Engineer to join our team in developing and automating components of a private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in Python development, infrastructure automation, and hands-on experience with tools such as Airflow, Docker/Kubernetes, and VMware or OpenStack.

You will be responsible for automating cloud platform components such as virtual machines, load balancers, and firewalls, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security across our environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for cloud infrastructure using Python.
• Create and orchestrate workflows for infrastructure tasks using Apache Airflow.
• Automate provisioning and management of VMs, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Work with VMware, OpenStack, or other virtualization platforms to manage private cloud environments.
• Build and maintain containerized solutions using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to implement automation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and proactively implement improvements.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices in cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot automation failures and support production deployments.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in automation engineering or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience with scripting for infrastructure tasks.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration.
• Deep understanding of VMware and/or OpenStack platforms.
• Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals (load balancers, firewalls, IP routing).
• Experience managing virtual machines, storage, and compute resources in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (public or private) and hybrid IT environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and Git-based version control systems.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other IaC tools.
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring and observability platforms.
• Certification in VMware, OpenStack, or cloud technologies.
• Experience with security hardening and compliance in cloud infrastructure.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a highly skilled and collaborative team working on the automation of critical private cloud infrastructure used across enterprise environments. If you are passionate about infrastructure automation, enjoy working with modern cloud-native tools, and thrive in a remote, engineering-driven culture — we want to hear from you.