Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Configuration Management; Ansible Automation Platform

Position: Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Configuration Management (Ansible Automation Platform)
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and govern enterprise-wide Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Configuration Management frameworks to ensure secure, consistent, and repeatable infrastructure deployments.

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, Salt states, and other automation artifacts to manage configuration drift, enforce standards, and improve operational efficiency.

Define and manage the desired state of servers, virtual machines, containers, cloud resources, and platform services across hybrid infrastructure environments.

Architect and evolve Configuration Management strategies, standards, and governance models that support scalability, compliance, and business continuity requirements.

Build scalable, idempotent, and auditable automation pipelines for infrastructure provisioning, configuration deployment, patch management, and compliance enforcement.

Collaborate with cloud, platform, security, and engineering teams to integrate Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration Management practices into enterprise Dev Ops and CI/CD workflows.

Establish automated compliance controls, configuration validation processes, and reporting capabilities to support security, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Troubleshoot and optimize configuration management platforms, provide technical leadership on automation best practices, and mentor engineers on Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.

Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

Five to six years of relevant experience

Required

Skills & Qualifications Strong expertise in Configuration Management platforms such as Ansible Automation Platform (preferred), Salt, Chef, or Puppet.

Hands-on experience designing and implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions within large-scale enterprise environments.

Deep understanding of infrastructure automation, configuration drift management, system compliance, and desired-state configuration principles.

Experience building scalable automation frameworks for provisioning, configuration management, patching, and operational governance.

Proficiency with Linux and Windows Server administration, including automation of operating system configuration and lifecycle management.

Experience integrating automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines, source control platforms (Git), and Dev Ops tool chains.

Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, including automation of cloud infrastructure resources.

Strong troubleshooting, scripting, and problem-solving skills with experience using automation languages and tools such as Python, YAML, Power Shell, or Bash.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants. Benefits:

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