Automation-Driven Infrastructure Engineer

Associated Bank; Central City (NE); On-site; USD 69,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and Pension plans

Volunteer time off

Diversity-focused Colleague Resource G

Competitive salaries with development

Well-being programs

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Military benefits

Job summary

Associated Bank is seeking an automation-focused Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure across branch, data center, and cloud environments. You will develop automation solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, Terraform, PowerShell, and GitHub workflows to drive provisioning, configuration, and compliance tasks.

You will monitor performance, troubleshoot routing and switching, and collaborate with cybersecurity and cloud teams to meet strict

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering or infrastructure operations.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs.
• Hands-on experience with network automation and scripting using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Ansible.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Network as Code methodologies.
• Familiarity with Terraform and API integrations for infrastructure automation.
• Experience using GitHub or similar version control platforms for infrastructure and automation code management.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and support enterprise network infrastructure across branch, campus, data center, and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain network automation solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, Terraform, PowerShell, Network as Code (NaC), and GitHub workflows.
• Build and maintain reusable scripts, playbooks, workflows, and automation pipelines to streamline provisioning, configuration management, compliance validation, and operational tasks.
• Integrate network systems and tools through APIs and automation frameworks.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize routing, switching, firewall, and wireless infrastructure.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity; proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact operations.
• Implement infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and optimization strategies for high availability and performance.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, cloud, and application teams to ensure secure and efficient network operations.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, standards, diagrams, procedures, and runbooks in Confluence.
• Utilize Jira to manage tasks, projects, change requests, sprint activities, and operational workflows.
• Support change management, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity initiatives.
• Ensure network infrastructure adheres to banking security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Networking

Ansible

Python

Bash

Terraform

PowerShell

Network as Code

GitHub

Routing

Monitoring

Security & Compliance

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

CCNA/CCNP Certifications

AWS/Azure networking certs

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Jira

IaC

Job description

Associated Bank is seeking an automation-focused Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure across branch, data center, and cloud environments. You will develop automation solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, Terraform, PowerShell, and GitHub workflows to drive provisioning, configuration, and compliance tasks.

You will monitor performance, troubleshoot routing and switching, and collaborate with cybersecurity and cloud teams to meet strict