Lead Platform Engineer - Control Automation

Infosys; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys is seeking a Platform Automation Lead to design and implement automation across infrastructure, cloud, and application environments.

You will build IaC with Terraform/Ansible, automate provisioning and operations, and integrate with CI/CD toolchains while mentoring engineers.

Join a team focused on governance, security, and continuous improvement through scalable automation practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform automation across infrastructure, cloud, and applications.
• Ability to design automated controls for security, governance, and compliance.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on automation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of platform automation across infra, cloud, and apps.
• Develop IaC with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Puppet.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, deployment, and operations.
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization with automation initiatives.

Skills

Automation engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

IaC

Cloud platforms

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Puppet

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Rundeck

Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

Job Description:

Lead the design and implementation of platform automation solutions across infrastructure, cloud, and application environments. Develop and maintain automation frameworks for provisioning, configuration management, patching, deployment, and operational tasks. Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or Puppet. Design automated controls to ensure platform security, compliance, governance, and operational consistency. Develop self-healing and event-driven automation for incident remediation and operational efficiency. Automate routine platform administration and system maintenance activities. Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains. Manage workflow and orchestration platforms such as Ansible Automation Platform, Rundeck, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. Implement monitoring, alerting, and automated response mechanisms. Drive continuous improvement initiatives through automation and process optimization. Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, DevOps, and SRE teams. Establish automation standards, coding guidelines, and governance models. Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive automation solutions. Lead platform modernization and operational transformation projects. Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on automation best practices.