Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer – Cloud & Network

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being programs

Family planning benefits

Generous paid time off

Discretionary bonus or equity

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join our global Infrastructure & Operations team. You will design, build, and optimize automation across cloud, hybrid, and network infrastructure using Ansible, IaC, and scripting.

Lead automation work across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments, mentor engineers, and help mature IaC practices. This role emphasizes collaboration with US and global teams and a 70/30 in-office work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in CS/IT or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years in infrastructure automation, cloud operations, network automation, or platform engineering roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, and Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
• Experience leading automation work across AWS, Azure, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Windows systems, networking fundamentals, APIs, source control, and operational security.

Responsibilities

• Automation Platform Operations: Lead design, operation, and support of enterprise automation using Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Build and improve reusable automation workflows for cloud, on-premises, and network infra 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/configure infra.
• Create reusable automation scripts, modules, and playbooks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or YAML.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and mature IaC practices across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Create automation for network configuration, validation, compliance checks, and change execution.
• Integrate automation with network platforms, APIs, source control, inventory, and monitoring tools.
• Define and improve logging, reporting, and alerting for automation workflows.

Skills

Ansible

Ansible Automation Platform

Infrastructure as Code

Python

PowerShell

Bash

YAML

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Bicep

Networking fundamentals

Linux/Windows

APIs

Source control

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Education

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

Tools

AWS

Azure

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Moderna is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join our global Infrastructure & Operations team. You will design, build, and optimize automation across cloud, hybrid, and network infrastructure using Ansible, IaC, and scripting.

Lead automation work across AWS, Azure, and on-prem environments, mentor engineers, and help mature IaC practices. This role emphasizes collaboration with US and global teams and a 70/30 in-office work model.