Job Title: Senior Automation Architect - Ansible, Airflow & Linux/Windows Infrastructure Engineering

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Automation Architect to lead the technical design, engineering standards, and implementation oversight of infrastructure automation across Linux and Windows Server environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Ansible, workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, Git-based engineering delivery, and automation architecture.

The role will provide technical leadership across automation workstreams, ensure code quality, coordinate framework changes with the HPE PCE-D automation team, and oversee engineering deliverables throughout design, implementation, testing, upgrades, and rollback.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture and design across infrastructure automation workstreams.

• Define workflow structures, repository organization, coding standards, and automation framework design.

• Develop and review automation solutions using Ansible and Apache Airflow or equivalent orchestration tools.

• Establish Git-based engineering practices, including version control, branching strategies, code reviews, and controlled releases.

• Provide technical guidance for Linux and Windows Server engineering and automation activities.

• Review supplier-developed code and automation deliverables to ensure quality, maintainability, security, and compliance with engineering standards.

• Coordinate technical dependencies, architecture decisions, and proposed framework changes with the HPE PCE-D automation team.

• Guide the design and implementation of Day 0 and Day 1 infrastructure automation.

• Provide technical oversight for upgrade, rollback, and testing strategies.

• Review engineering plans, technical documentation, and the STIG Applicability Matrix.

• Evaluate proposed Smart CID and automation framework changes and coordinate their technical impact across workstreams.

• Ensure delivery of implementation documentation, operational procedures, testing evidence, and knowledge-transfer materials.

• Identify technical risks, resolve design issues, and maintain consistency across automation workstreams.

Required Technical Skills

• Ansible: Strong hands-on expertise in automation playbooks, roles, inventories, and reusable automation components.

• Workflow Orchestration: Experience with Apache Airflow or equivalent orchestration platforms.

• Git-Based Engineering: Proficiency in source control, branching strategies, code reviews, repository management, and release practices.

• Linux Engineering: Experience with Linux server administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and automation.

• Windows Server Engineering: Experience supporting Windows Server environments and infrastructure automation.

• Automation Architecture: Ability to design workflows, repository structures, reusable frameworks, and engineering standards.

• Code Review: Experience reviewing automation code, assessing technical quality, and guiding supplier or engineering teams.

• Technical Documentation: Ability to develop and review engineering plans, testing artifacts, upgrade and rollback procedures, and knowledge-transfer documentation.

Key Deliverables

• Engineering Plan and STIG Applicability Matrix.

• Day 0 / Day 1 automation architecture and workflow design.

• Proposed Smart CID and automation framework changes.

• Standardized repository structures, coding guidelines, and code-review practices.

• Technical oversight of upgrade, rollback, and testing artifacts.

• Implementation documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge-transfer materials.

Professional Skills

• Strong technical leadership and architectural decision-making.

• Analytical problem-solving and dependency management.

• Clear communication with engineering teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.

• Ability to maintain engineering quality and consistency across multiple workstreams.