About Client :
Our client is a global digital solutions and technology consulting company headquartered in Mumbai, India.
The company generates annual revenue of over $4.29 billion (?35,517 crore), reflecting a 4.4% year-over-year growth in USD terms.
It has a workforce of around 86,000 professionals operating in more than 40 countries and serves a global client base of over 700 organizations.
Client : LTIMINDTREE.
Job Type : C2H.
Role : Linux Infrastructure Engineer.
Experience : 8-12y.
Work Location : Pan india.
Payroll on : People Prime World Wide.
Notice : Description :
Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Zero-Touch GPU Cloud Stack Linux Image Lifecycle).
We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience to lead the design and implementation of a Zero-Touch Build, Upgrade, and Certification pipeline for our on-prem GPU cloud infrastructure.
This role focuses on automating the full stackfrom hardware provisioning through OS and Kubernetes deploymentleveraging 100% GitOps workflows.
The candidate will bring deep expertise in Linux systems automation, image management, and compliance hardening, with a strong foundation in infrastructure Responsibilities :
- Architect and implement a fully automated, GitOps-based pipeline for building, upgrading, and certifying the Linux operating system layer in the GPU cloud stack (hardware / OS / Kubernetes platform).
- Design and automate Linux image builds using Packer, Kickstart, and Ansible.
- Integrate CIS / STIG compliance hardening and OpenSCAP scanning directly into the image lifecycle and validation workflows.
- Own and manage kernel module / driver automation, ensuring version compatibility and hardware enablement for GPU nodes.
- Collaborate with platform, SRE, and security teams to standardize image build and deployment practices across the stack.
- Maintain GitOps-compliant infrastructure-as-code repositories, ensuring traceability and reproducibility of all
automation logic.
Build self-service capabilities and frameworks for zero-touch provisioning, image certification, and drift detection.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to strategic automation roadmap Skills & Experience :5+ years of hands-on experience in Linux infrastructure engineering, system automation, and OS lifecycle management.Primary key skills required are Ansible, Python, Packer, Kickstart, OpenSCAP.Deep expertise with :
Packer for automated image builds.Kickstart for unattended OS provisioning.OpenSCAP for security compliance and policy enforcement.Ansible for configuration management and post-build customization.Strong understanding of CIS / STIG hardening standards and their application in automated pipelines.Experience with kernel and driver management, particularly in hardware-accelerated (GPU) environments.Proven ability to implement GitOps workflows for infrastructure automation (e.g., Git-backed pipelines for image release and validation).Solid knowledge of Linux internals, bootloaders, and provisioning mechanisms in bare-metal environments.Exposure to Kubernetes, particularly in the context of OS-level customization and compliance.Strong collaboration skills across teams including security, SRE, platform, and hardware :Familiarity with image signing, SBOM generation, or secure boot workflows.Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., FedRAMP, PCI-DSS).Contributions to infrastructure automation frameworks or open-source tool.(ref : hirist.tech)