Automation Engineer (Linux) - Puppet/Ansible

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our ever-evolving e-commerce DevOps team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

What you’ll own as the Senior Automation Engineer

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop, maintain, and optimize Puppet manifests and modules to automate server provisioning, configuration.

• Pipeline Development: Design and build robust CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions) for seamless infrastructure updates

• Configuration Management: Continuously enforce compliance and security baselines, actively mitigating configuration drift and managing system vulnerabilities.

• System Integration: Integrate Puppet with existing CI/CD toolchains to ensure infrastructure is seamlessly prepared for application deployments.

• Troubleshooting & Support: Monitor automated deployments, perform root-cause analysis on system failures, and troubleshoot pipeline or configuration issues.

• Collaboration: Partner with software developers and system administrators to translate operational needs into automated, scalable, and self-service solutions.

Do you have experience in Tooling?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder., * A Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience and 5+ years related of experience

• Core Tools: Deep, hands-on expertise with Puppet Enterprise or open-source Puppet for system configuration and state management.

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems administration (e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu), including system installation, configuration, performance tuning, patching, and troubleshooting.

• Solid understanding of core OS concepts such as file systems, process management, memory usage, system logs, and security best practices.

• Ability to diagnose and resolve system and network-related issues in distributed environments.

• Scripting Skills: Scripting abilities in languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, load balancers, and basic network troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with other IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible

• Puppet Certified Practitioner

• Red Hat Ansible certified

• Red Hat Certified Engineer

Worldpay is dedicated to offering individuals rewarding career opportunities and competitive compensation. For this full-time position, the good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $119,000.00-$179,750.00. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on the role’s responsibilities, level, and geographic location. The actual starting salary will be determined by a candidate’s experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Please note that changes in work location may impact the final offered salary. We encourage you to consult with your recruiter to confirm the budget for your location and to better understand the applicable pay scale.

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions and finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open and winning and failing as one.