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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Automation Engineer (Linux) - Puppet/Ansible - **Company:** WorldPay - **Location:** Cincinnati, OH, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $119,000.0 - $179,750.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), CentOS, Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, DevOps, File Systems, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Memory Management, Github, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Routing, Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Systems Integration, TCP/IP, Scripting, Load Balancing, Delivery Pipeline, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Build Management, Gitlab-ci, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, CIS Benchmarks, Puppet, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Jenkins - **Published:** June 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b414d3bdfef6b0bc ## About the Role 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 ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [Automate everything via NodeJS and Puppeteer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/322-automate-everything-via-nodejs-and-puppeteer) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [The Memory Leak That Ate Our Cluster: A Postmortem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2057-the-memory-leak-that-ate-our-cluster-a-postmortem) - [Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2042-discover-the-open-source-trio-you-didn-t-expect-net-and-postgresql-on-linux) ## Related Articles - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)