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About Company: They balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what’s now to what’s next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Automation EngineerLocation: PAN INDIAWork Mode: Hybrid ModeExperience: 8-12 years (4 years Relevant)Job Type: Contract to hire (C2H)Notice Period: - Immediate joiners.Job Description:Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Zero-Touch GPU Cloud Stack – LinuxImage Lifecycle)We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 10+ years ofexperience to lead the design and implementation of a Zero-Touch Build, Upgrade, andCertification pipeline for our on-prem GPU cloud infrastructure. This role focuses onautomating the full stack—from hardware provisioning through OS and Kubernetesdeployment—leveraging 100% GitOps workflows. The candidate will bring deepexpertise 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 intothe image lifecycle and validation workflows.• Own and manage kernel module/driver automation, ensuring versioncompatibility and hardware enablement for GPU nodes.• Collaborate with platform, SRE, and security teams to standardize image buildand deployment practices across the stack.• Maintain GitOps-compliant infrastructure-as-code repositories, ensuringtraceability and reproducibility of all automation logic.• Build self-service capabilities and frameworks for zero-touch provisioning, imagecertification, and drift detection.• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to strategic automation roadmapinitiatives.Required Skills & Experience• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Linux infrastructure engineering, systemautomation, and OS lifecycle management.• Primary key skills required are Ansible, Python, Packer, Kickstart, OpenSCAP• Deep expertise with:o Packer for automated image buildso Kickstart for unattended OS provisioningo OpenSCAP for security compliance and policy enforcemento Ansible for configuration management and post-build customization• Strong understanding of CIS/STIG hardening standards and their application inautomated 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 mechanismsin bare-metal environments.• Exposure to Kubernetes, particularly in the context of OS-level customization andcompliance.• Strong collaboration skills across teams including security, SRE, platform, andhardware engineering.• Bonus:o Familiarity with image signing, SBOM generation, or secure boot workflowso Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g.,FedRAMP, PCI-DSS)o Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-sourcetools