IAC Engineer

Savant Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment agency is seeking an experienced IAC Engineer for a project in the United Kingdom. This position requires the candidate to automate the creation of golden OS images and manage their lifecycle using tools like Packer and Terraform. The role involves working on-site two days a month and remotely for the rest, making it ideal for professionals seeking flexibility while contributing to key infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in automating the creation of golden OS images using Packer.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with Continuous Configuration Automation using Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Automate the creation of golden OS images with pre-installed configurations.
• Manage image lifecycle and deploy standardized images to VMware vSphere.
• Ensure systems are operationally ready post-deployment.

Skills

Packer

GitHub

Terraform

Ansible

VMware vSphere

CyberArk

HashiCorp Vault

Python

Bash

Java

PowerShell

Job description

Our Client is seeking an experienced IAC Engineer for a project on behalf of their customer. This is a role where you will spend two days a month on onsite and the remainder of time remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate the creation of golden OS images using Packer with pre-installed configurations, security hardening, and agents. Windows are our main target currently.
• Manage image lifecycle and deploy standardized images to platforms like VMware vSphere.
• Use Terraform and GitHub Actions to provision infrastructure across environments.
• Implement Continuous Configuration Automation (CCA) using Ansible and Terraform to maintain desired state and reduce drift.
• Automate software delivery for infrastructure components (e.g., antivirus, middleware).
• Automate integration with services like backup, monitoring, logging, antivirus, and CMDB.
• Ensure systems are operationally ready post-deployment.
• Integrate with monitoring platforms and define automation triggers.
• Enforce compliance with CIS benchmarks, encryption policies, and other security standards using policy-as-code tools.

Skills Required

IAC Tools

• Packer
• GitHub / GitHub Actions
• Terraform
• Ansible
• VMware vSphere
• CyberArk and HashiCorp Vault

Scripting Languages

• Python, Bash, Java, or PowerShell