#N Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Provisioning & Automation

• Extend the existing production VMware Aria Automation environment with new VM templates.
• Build reusable and parameterized templates using Aria Automation, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Support Windows, Linux, and Intel-based macOS environments.
• Integrate with existing CI-driven provisioning and deprovisioning workflows.
• Validate all changes in non-production before promoting to production.
• Assess and communicate production impact before implementation.

AWS Systems Manager (SSM)

• Automate SSM Agent installation and registration.
• Configure Hybrid Activations for on-premises (non-EC2) systems.
• Validate successful SSM registration before provisioning completion.
• Support Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms.

SentinelOne Integration

• Automate SentinelOne agent deployment and silent installation.
• Implement automated exclusion handling during installation.
• Validate agent check-in as part of provisioning completion.
• Support Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.

Security Collaboration

• Partner with Security teams to define and validate exclusion requirements.
• Develop and document formal exclusion governance processes.
• Support approval workflows and token governance.
• Ensure security compliance throughout provisioning and migration activities.

GitLab & CI/CD Development

• Maintain all code repositories in GitLab.
• Follow branching strategies, merge request processes, code reviews, and commit best practices.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for validation, testing, deployment, and promotion workflows.
• Implement Dev, Staging, and Production deployment stages with approval gates.
• Integrate JFrog Artifactory for dependency and artifact management.
• Deliver organized, maintainable repositories and documentation., * Packer for VMware or Proxmox template creation
• HashiCorp Vault
• AWS Secrets Manager
• SOC 2, FedRAMP, or other security-focused environments
• Large-scale VMware-to-Proxmox migrations
• GitLab Environments and deployment tracking
• ServiceNow or other ITSM integrations

PROJECT MILESTONES

Week 1

• Environment access and onboarding
• Review existing Aria Automation and CI workflows
• Complete VM inventory and VMware dependency assessment
• Establish GitLab repositories and Artifactory structure

Week 2

• Windows and Linux provisioning templates with SSM and SentinelOne integration
• Initial Security review
• GitLab CI validation pipelines implemented

Week 3

• Intel macOS provisioning integration completed
• Terraform and Ansible automation workflows finalized
• CI/CD promotion workflows implemented

Week 4

• Security-approved exclusion process documented
• 1Password integration validated
• Artifactory dependency management operational

Week 5

• Proxmox capacity planning completed
• Migration toolkit v1 developed
• Non-production migration testing completed

Week 6

• Migration scripts enhanced with rollback and validation capabilities
• Production migration pipelines prepared

Week 7

• Documentation and runbooks delivered
• Proxmox readiness assessment completed
• Knowledge transfer finalized

KEY CONSTRAINTS

• Must be available during U.S. West Coast business hours.
• All code must be maintained in GitLab with regular commits and reviews.
• Security approval is required before implementing exclusions.
• Dependencies must be sourced through Artifactory.
• Live migration is preferred where possible.
• Production migrations must follow formal change management processes.
• Rollback procedures must be documented.
• All work products become the property of the organization upon engagement completion.

WORKING STYLE EXPECTATIONS

• Proactively ask questions and raise concerns early.
• Independently research VMware-specific edge cases while collaborating with the team.
• Exercise caution when working within large-scale production environments.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Build solutions that can be easily supported by internal teams after project completion.

• VMware Aria Automation / vRealize Automation 8.x (Cloud Assembly, ABX, vRO)
• Terraform (HCL, modules, state management, vSphere, AWS, Proxmox providers)
• Ansible playbooks and roles
• AWS Systems Manager (SSM)
• SentinelOne deployment and Management Console API
• Proxmox VE administration
• VMware-to-KVM/QEMU migration experience
• Migration tools such as virt-v2v and qemu-img
• macOS automation and deployment
• GitLab repository management
• GitLab CI/CD pipeline development
• JFrog Artifactory
• 1Password Vault integration
• Bash, Python, and/or PowerShell scripting
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working with Security teams on governance and exclusion processes

$80 - $100 an hour - Contract