AWS Infrastructure Automation Engineer

System One; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer to join a hybrid team focused on automating AWS infrastructure, networking, and security. You will leverage Python and IaC to build scalable automation solutions and modernize cloud environments.

The role emphasizes engineering excellence over traditional DevOps, requiring hands-on experience with AWS networking, CloudFormation, and reusable automation frameworks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT/software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure and cloud automation experience.
• Mandatory Python development experience.
• Experience automating infrastructure rather than console-based admin.
• Strong knowledge of AWS networking and network security.
• Hands-on IaC experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience building scalable automation frameworks and scripts.
• Strong problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance AWS infrastructure automation frameworks.
• Build Python-based automation for AWS infrastructure, networking, and security.
• Automate provisioning and management of AWS networking resources.
• Automate VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, NACLs.
• Develop IaC solutions using AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate cloud network provisioning, security controls, routing, configuration management.
• Maintain and enhance existing production automation platforms and scripts.
• Develop solutions for network security automation and network monitoring/enrichment.
• Support automation for deployment of new AWS networking services.
• Leverage AWS-native services to build event-driven and scalable automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Information Security, and engineering teams.
• Work within an Agile, sprint-based development environment.

Skills

Python

AWS

IaC

CloudFormation

Networking

Network security

Automation frameworks

Automation tooling

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Job Title - AWS Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Locations: Lafayette, LA | Knoxville, TN | Birmingham, AL | Columbia, SC

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Experience Required: 8+ years

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer to join a Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering team focused on automating AWS infrastructure, networking, and security functions. This is an engineering-focused Infrastructure/Network Automation role requiring strong Python development, AWS networking, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AWS-native automation experience. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience building and maintaining scalable automation solutions for AWS infrastructure and network environments. This is not a traditional DevOps, Cloud Administrator, Application Developer, or GenAI Engineer position.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance AWS infrastructure automation frameworks and reusable automation solutions.
• Build Python-based automation for AWS infrastructure, networking, and security operations.
• Automate provisioning and management of AWS networking resources and configurations.
• Automate VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, NACLs, and other network security controls.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate cloud network provisioning, security controls, routing, and configuration management.
• Maintain and enhance existing production automation platforms and scripts.
• Develop solutions for network security automation and network monitoring/enrichment.
• Support automation for deployment of new AWS networking services.
• Leverage AWS-native services to build event-driven and scalable automation solutions.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Information Security, and engineering teams.
• Work within an Agile, sprint-based development environment.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall IT/software engineering experience.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS infrastructure and cloud automation.
• Strong Python development experience — mandatory.
• Significant experience automating infrastructure rather than simply administering AWS through the console.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking and network security.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strong experience with AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience developing scalable, reusable automation frameworks and scripts.
• Strong engineering and problem-solving mindset

Why Join Us?

You will have the opportunity to work on high-impact cloud data initiatives supporting enterprise risk and analytics with one of world class fortune 500 companies. This role offers exposure to modern AWS technologies, complex data challenges, AI-enabled automation, and cross-functional collaboration within a major financial services environment.