Senior IaC Architect & Automation Lead

PGTEK; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

PGTEK is seeking a senior automation and DevOps consultant to lead architecture and hands-on delivery of IaC pipelines for complex infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will drive CI/CD adoption, mentor teams, and collaborate with clients to design scalable, secure solutions. Strong scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash) and REST API experience are valued, with a focus on automation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevOps and IaC practices to automate provisioning and delivery.
• Ability to architect end-to-end infrastructure workflows across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and architectural work streams and mentor teams.
• Collaborate on large automation projects with consultants and client teams.
• Architect IaC pipelines to provision and decommission infrastructure.
• Configure infrastructure using CI/CD, automated tests, and version control.
• Deliver IaC solutions and ensure alignment with security and compliance.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure automation

IaC Expertise

CI/CD pipelines

Leadership

Mentoring

Client engagement

REST API

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

AWX

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Harness

Jenkins

Terraform Enterprise

JSON/YAML

Job description

PGTEK is seeking a senior automation and DevOps consultant to lead architecture and hands-on delivery of IaC pipelines for complex infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will drive CI/CD adoption, mentor teams, and collaborate with clients to design scalable, secure solutions. Strong scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash) and REST API experience are valued, with a focus on automation and efficiency.