Manager – Infrastructure Software Engineering

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About the Team

Do you want to wake up each morning and look forward to going to work? You've found the right career opportunity! Workday's BT Cloud Engineering team is looking for a highly motivated technical lead to join our fun, innovative, and hardworking team. Working with an outstanding group of highly qualified IT professionals, you will be part of a special team that is building the cloud first approach for workmates. We are seeking a skilled and motivated hands on lead who can help BT continue to deliver secure services at scale.. This position is located in Pune, India

About the Role

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development principles applied to infrastructure, with specific expertise in automating the build, deployment, updates, and patch management of networking components, cloud environments, and server operating systems. This role is crucial for integrating our infrastructure with existing DevOps practices to enhance efficiency, reliability, and speed of delivery.

• Lead and mentor a team of infrastructure software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Design, develop, and implement automation solutions for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment of networking hardware including switches, routers, and Palo Alto firewalls.

• Develop and implement automated patch management strategies for both Windows and Linux based systems to ensure security and compliance.

• Manage and automate Zscaler configurations and deployments to ensure secure internet access and cloud application connectivity.

• Oversee the architecture, deployment, and management of infrastructure on AWS Cloud, utilizing services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Lambda, and Terraform.

• Integrate infrastructure automation with existing DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to streamline application delivery and infrastructure changes.

• Develop and maintain robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure infrastructure health, performance, and security.

• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to define infrastructure requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.

• Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Establish and enforce best practices for infrastructure as code (IaC), version control, and automated testing.

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide timely resolutions.

• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in infrastructure automation, cloud computing, networking, and patch management.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Minimum 14+ years proven experience in an infrastructure engineering or software development role with a focus on automation

• Demonstrable experience (typically 2+ years) in a leadership or management capacity.

• Strong proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, and Windows PowerShell.

• Extensive experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Experience in designing and implementing automated patch management solutions for Windows (e.g., WSUS, SCCM, Azure Update Management) and Linux (e.g., Ansible, Satellite, Landscape) environments.

• Hands-on experience with automating the configuration and management of networking devices (switches, routers, Palo Alto firewalls).

• Solid understanding and practical experience with Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) and Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA).

Other Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of AWS Cloud services and infrastructure management.

• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience integrating infrastructure automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk).

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

Our Approach to Flexible Work
 

With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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