Linux Provisioning Engineer - Automation & Onboarding

Vultr; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance premiums

401(k) matching

Professional development

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 rapid expansion of Vultr's global cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate focuses on Linux automation, scripting, and repeatable provisioning workflows to onboard thousands of servers by 2026.

The role requires strong scripting skills, hands-on config management experience, and the ability to collaborate across teams during peak onboarding periods.

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.

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

Automation scripting

Bash scripting

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Vultr is seeking a Provisioning Engineer to drive high-volume server activation and support rapid expansion of Vultr's global cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate focuses on Linux automation, scripting, and repeatable provisioning workflows to onboard thousands of servers by 2026.

The role requires strong scripting skills, hands-on config management experience, and the ability to collaborate across teams during peak onboarding periods.