HW / FW Automation Eng

Role Description

Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer (Zero-Touch GPU Cloud Build & Upgrade)

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 10+ years of hands on experience in building and scaling infrastructure automation systems to lead the design and implementation of a Zero-Touch Build, Upgrade, and Certification framework for our on-prem GPU cloud environment. This role demands deep technical expertise across bare-metal provisioning, configuration management, and full-stack automation—from hardware to Kubernetes—built entirely on GitOps principles .

Key Responsibilities

Architect, lead, and implement a fully automated, zero-touch deployment pipeline for GPU cloud infrastructure spanning hardware → OS → Kubernetes → platform layers.

Build robust GitOps-based workflows to manage end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle—from provisioning to continuous compliance.

Design and maintain automation for :

Bare-metal control : Power cycling, provisioning, remote installs

Firmware and configuration flashing : BIOS, NIC, RAID, etc.

Hardware inventory management

Configuration drift detection and remediation

Develop and extend internal automation frameworks using Ansible, Python , and related infrastructure tooling.

Serve as a technical authority and mentor , guiding junior engineers and collaborating cross-functionally with hardware, SRE, and platform engineering teams.

Lead architectural and design reviews for infrastructure automation systems.

Define and implement best practices for infrastructure as code , compliance, and operational resilience.

Champion automation-driven operational models and reduce manual intervention to near-zero.

Bonus : Familiarity with Terraform, Chef, and Cloud Automation Platforms .

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, automation, and systems design, with a strong track record of delivering scalable and maintainable solutions.

Primary key skills required are Ansible, Python, ipmitool, firmware scripting, Linux shell scripting

Deep expertise in :

Ansible for automation and configuration management

Python for scripting, integration, and automation logic

ipmitool and related tools for low-level hardware management (e.g., IPMI, Redfish)

Proven experience with bare-metal automation in data center environments, including :

Power control and PXE booting

BIOS / NIC / RAID firmware upgrades

Hardware and platform inventory systems

Strong foundation in Linux systems , networking, and Kubernetes infrastructure.

Fluency with GitOps workflows and tools.

Experience with CI / CD systems and managing Git-based pipelines for infrastructure.

Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring, logging, and drift detection.

Strong cross-team collaboration and communication skills, especially across hardware, platform, and SRE teams.

Bonus :

Prior leadership or mentorship roles

Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source infrastructure projects

Exposure to GPU-based compute stacks and high-performance workloads