Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Ex; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Ex is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to drive automation across cloud and on-prem environments. You will build and maintain IaC using Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, and CloudFormation, while provisioning VMs, networks, storage, and security configurations.

You will work with Python, PowerShell, and Bash to create reusable automation modules and templates, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins, including AI-driven automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Scripting and automation experience across Python/PowerShell/Bash.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, CloudFormation.
• Experience with configuration management and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning of VMs, networks, storage, and security services.
• Develop reusable automation modules and templates for repeatable deployments.
• Create and maintain pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins; support AI-led automation initiatives.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM Templates

CloudFormation

Ansible

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Position: Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Remote, preferably in Pittsburgh or New Jersey

Salary: $130,000 to $145,000 per annum + bonus

Automation

• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using: Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, CloudFormation
• Automate provisioning of: Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage, Firewalls, Load Balancers, DNS, DHCP, Certificates
• Develop reusable automation modules and templates
• Skilled and experience in Python, PowerShell, Bash
• Experience in Ansible
• Experience Developing and deploying pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Experience Developing AI led automation and tools – Code agents, API, MCP,

Security & Compliance

• Understand Zero Trust architecture.
• Manage identity and access using Azure AD/Entra ID and Active Directory.
• Enforce security baselines and hardening.
• Understand and experience with security patching and vulnerability management
• Experience industry compliance and security requirements, SOC1/2, SOX, HIPAA, HiTrust, PCI DSS, ISO27001

Hybrid Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and manage hybrid infrastructure across: Azure, AWS, VMware vSphere, Windows Server
• Ensure high availability and scalability.
• Perform capacity planning and lifecycle management.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.