Automation Engineer; Linux - Puppet​/Ansible

Job Description

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder. This position is hybrid 3 days per week in either Cincinnati, OH;
Atlanta, GA; or Denver, CO, or fully remote within the Greater Boston Area.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  Develop, maintain, and optimize Puppet manifests and modules to automate server provisioning and configuration.
• Pipeline Development:
  Design and build robust CI/CD pipelines (using tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI, or Git Hub Actions) for seamless infrastructure updates.
• Configuration Management:
  Continuously enforce compliance and security baselines, actively mitigating configuration drift and managing system vulnerabilities.
• System Integration:
  Integrate Puppet with existing CI/CD tool chains to ensure infrastructure is seamlessly prepared for application deployments.
• Troubleshooting & Support:
  Monitor automated deployments, perform root‑cause analysis on system failures, and troubleshoot pipeline or configuration issues.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner with software developers and system administrators to translate operational needs into automated, scalable, and self‑service solutions.
• Network Understanding:
  Possess a foundational understanding of networking concepts.

• A bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, or another related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience, plus 5+ years of related experience.
• Core Tools:
  Deep, hands‑on expertise with Puppet Enterprise or open‑source Puppet for system configuration and state management.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Linux systems administration (e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu), including installation, configuration, performance tuning, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Solid understanding of core OS concepts such as file systems, process management, memory usage, system logs, and security best practices.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve system and network‑related issues in distributed environments.
• Scripting
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Power Shell.

• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, load balancers, and basic network troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with other IaC tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Puppet Certified Practitioner or Red Hat Ansible Certified.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer.

For this full‑time position, the good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $–$. The actual starting salary will be determined by a candidate’s experience, job‑related skills, and relevant education or training. Changes in work location may impact the final offered salary.

Worldpay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities during the hiring process and to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.