High-Volume Linux Provisioning Engineer (Automation)

Vultr; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Professional development reimbursement

Holidays + PTO

Sabbatical program

Remote office stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Provisioning Engineer to drive high-volume server activation and support growth of Vultr’s global cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a Linux-focused automation enthusiast with strong scripting fundamentals and a desire to learn.

This highly visible role requires attention to detail and the ability to deliver at scale during peak onboarding periods, contributing to onboarding thousands of new servers through 2026 and building repeatable provisioning systems powering

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Linux systems administration, deployment automation, or infrastructure operations.
• Strong Bash scripting skills with experience building and maintaining automation scripts for repetitive tasks.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals — networking, storage, boot processes, and command-line tooling.
• Comfortable working in high-volume deployment environments with remote hands support.
• Strong organizational and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively during periods of rapid scaling and high throughput demands.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to Vultr’s specific provisioning workflows and tooling.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end server onboarding, including initial imaging and bundled firmware updates.
• Respond to capacity management to provision new servers efficiently.
• Perform basic post-onboard validation and ensure smooth handoff to the Platform team.
• Coordinate closely with Sales, Customer Success, and Solutions Engineering teams for new assignments.
• Build and improve automation scripts and provisioning pipelines.
• Track and report on onboarding metrics, identifying bottlenecks and driving improvements.
• Support server repurposing and migration activities as part of the broader lifecycle process.
• Maintain detailed documentation and runbooks for repeatable provisioning workflows.
• Collaborate with the Hardware team when physical coordination is required during onboarding.
• Contribute to process optimization to handle increasing onboarding volume with high quality.

Skills

Linux systems administration

Bash scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

High-volume deployment

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Vultr is seeking a Provisioning Engineer to drive high-volume server activation and support growth of Vultr’s global cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a Linux-focused automation enthusiast with strong scripting fundamentals and a desire to learn.

This highly visible role requires attention to detail and the ability to deliver at scale during peak onboarding periods, contributing to onboarding thousands of new servers through 2026 and building repeatable provisioning systems powering