Cloud Automation Engineer

Role Summary
This position entails designing, developing, and maintaining cloud automation workflows within VMware Aria Automation and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Automation. The role requires a seasoned Cloud Automation Engineer responsible for integrating orchestration solutions, ensuring security compliance, and supporting automated provisioning for critical government systems. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, balancing on-site and remote work at a facility located in Kearneysville, WV.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage self-service catalogs and cloud provisioning blueprints using VMware Aria Automation and VCF Automation.
• Develop and customize complex automation workflows within VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and VCF Operations Orchestrator to streamline operational tasks.
• Analyze, map, and document end-to-end workflows across multiple technology domains including compute, network, storage, and security.
• Integrate automation solutions with external enterprise services such as Infoblox DDI, Tenable Security Center, and ServiceNow via JavaScript and REST APIs.
• Maintain VMware vSphere and VCF infrastructure, supporting automated VM provisioning, resource allocation, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure all automated deployments and self-service components adhere to federal security standards, government baselines, and DISA STIGs, including vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor automation platform performance, troubleshoot workflow or provisioning failures, and conduct root cause analysis.
• Create and maintain documentation for system configurations, blueprints, processes, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize automation workflows and enhance system security and compliance.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in cloud automation, virtualization, and security.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with at least 9 years of relevant experience or comparable professional background.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification such as Security+ CE, CySA+, or CCNA Security.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience developing automation solutions using JavaScript and REST APIs, specifically with Infoblox DDI and Tenable Security Center.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing automation workflows with VMware Aria Automation and VCF tools.
• Proficiency in building, customizing, and troubleshooting orchestration workflows in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and VCF Operations Orchestrator.
• Strong understanding of VMware vSphere, VCF environments, VM lifecycle, resource management, and cluster behavior.
• Experience in integrating automation workflows with ServiceNow via APIs for ITSM processes, approval workflows, and ticketing.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise virtualization, IP networking, core infrastructure services, and storage solutions.
• This position requires eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance. In accordance with federal law, U.S. citizenship is required.

Publishing Pay Range: $50.00 - $55.00 hourly

This position offers a hybrid schedule, with time split between the office and remote work.