Lead Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Cloud & IaC

BioSpace; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Well-being resources

Family planning support

Generous paid time off

Financial planning & investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to lead design and optimization of automation across cloud, hybrid, and network infrastructure. You will apply Ansible, IaC tooling, and scripting to improve reliability, speed, and consistency across global environments.

Join a team focused on automating enterprise operations with Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, and CI/CD; mentor peers, drive best practices, and help advance security and compliance in regulated settings.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in infrastructure automation, cloud operations, network automation, or platform engineering.
• Deep hands-on experience with Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, and IaC tooling.
• Experience leading automation across AWS, Azure, on-premises, or hybrid environments.
• Strong scripting in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Windows systems, networking fundamentals, APIs, and security.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, operation, and support of enterprise automation capabilities using Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Build and improve reusable automation workflows for cloud, on-premises, and network infrastructure operations.
• Troubleshoot complex automation failures across Linux, Windows, API, and network device integrations.
• Plan and execute automation-driven maintenance and compliance activities across supported platforms.
• Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, Bicep, and Ansible to provision and configure infrastructure.
• Create reusable automation scripts, modules, and playbooks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or YAML.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and help mature Infrastructure-as-Code practices across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Create and support automation for network infrastructure tasks such as configuration, validation, compliance checks, and change execution.
• Integrate automation with network platforms, APIs, source control, inventory systems, and monitoring tools.
• Define and improve logging, reporting, and alerting for automation workflows to support operational visibility.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with U.S. and global team members on automation standards, documentation, and operational enhancements.

Skills

Ansible

Ansible Automation Platform

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

AWS

Azure

Linux

Windows

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

Moderna is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to lead design and optimization of automation across cloud, hybrid, and network infrastructure. You will apply Ansible, IaC tooling, and scripting to improve reliability, speed, and consistency across global environments.

Join a team focused on automating enterprise operations with Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, and CI/CD; mentor peers, drive best practices, and help advance security and compliance in regulated settings.