Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Job Summary

Synechron is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to automate infrastructure certification, plant management, and lab-based testing. The role will use Python, Ansible, APIs, and networking expertise to deliver reliable infrastructure-on-demand capabilities and support hardware and software certification.

Software Requirements

Required

• Python and Ansible for infrastructure automation.
• Shell scripting and Linux command-line tools.
• REST API integration and development.
• F5 LTM and GTM configuration and APIs, including TMSH, iControl, and iRules.
• Git or equivalent version control.
• Familiarity with build, deployment, and testing tools.

Preferred

• Experience with additional programming languages.
• Infoblox DNS and DHCP products.
• Virtualized and containerized infrastructure.
• Automated testing and CI/CD tools.
• Infrastructure certification and lab-management platforms.

Overall Responsibilities

• Automate installation, configuration, certification, and management of infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Python and Ansible automation.
• Extend APIs to provide infrastructure-on-demand services.
• Perform and automate lab-based testing for new hardware and software.
• Configure and integrate load-balancing, DNS, DHCP, and network infrastructure.
• Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and design reliable solutions.
• Document automation, test results, configurations, and operating procedures.
• Improve consistency, delivery speed, testing coverage, and operational reliability.

Technical Skills (By Category)

Programming Languages

• Essential: Python, Ansible, shell scripting, and Linux command-line usage.
• Preferred: Additional programming or scripting languages.

Databases and Data Management

• Essential: Understanding of configuration data, inventories, test results, and API data formats.
• Preferred: Experience with configuration databases or infrastructure inventory systems.

Cloud Technologies

• Essential: Understanding of infrastructure provisioning and service-based environments.
• Preferred: Experience with virtual machines, containers, orchestration platforms, or cloud infrastructure.

Frameworks and Libraries

• Essential: Ansible automation, REST APIs, F5 LTM/GTM, TMSH, iControl, and iRules.
• Preferred: Automation testing frameworks and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Development Tools and Methodologies

• Essential: Git, automated testing, deployment processes, SDLC practices, and technical documentation.
• Preferred: CI/CD pipelines, build tools, peer reviews, and automated quality checks.

Security Protocols

• Essential: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, BGP, network access controls, and secure API practices.
• Preferred: Certificate management, secrets management, and infrastructure security testing.

Experience Requirements

• Experience automating infrastructure installation, configuration, or management.
• Practical experience with Python, Ansible, shell scripting, and Linux.
• Experience configuring F5 LTM and GTM load balancers and using their APIs.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols across multiple layers.
• Experience supporting distributed web applications and their underlying infrastructure.
• Experience with infrastructure testing, certification, or lab environments is preferred.
• Equivalent experience in network engineering, systems administration, DevOps, or platform engineering may be considered.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop and test automation for infrastructure certification and plant management.
• Configure network devices, load balancers, DNS, DHCP, and supporting services.
• Extend APIs and resolve integration issues.
• Execute lab tests for new hardware and software.
• Review logs, test results, configurations, and system behavior.
• Participate in requirements discussions, solution design meetings, technical reviews, and delivery planning.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to clarify needs and provide progress updates.
• Decide on appropriate automation and testing approaches within agreed technical standards.
• Escalate risks affecting security, reliability, delivery timelines, or infrastructure availability.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications in networking, load balancing, Linux, automation, or cloud technologies are preferred.
• Complete Synechron training on security, data protection, automation standards, and operational procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of networking, infrastructure automation, APIs, testing, and deployment practices.
• Structured troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders.
• Effective collaboration across infrastructure, engineering, testing, and product teams.
• Ability to manage priorities across automation, testing, and support activities.
• Willingness to learn new tools, platforms, and infrastructure technologies.
• Focus on reliable, reusable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Ability to identify opportunities to reduce manual work and improve delivery consistency.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
 

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

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