Cloud Automation Architect | AWS | Ansible | Terraform | Kubernetes | Hyderabad

Location : Hyderabad (Work from Office / Hybrid as per business requirement)

Experience : 8 to 12 Years

Notice Period : Immediate to 30 Days Preferred

About the Role :

We are looking for a highly skilled Cloud Automation Architect with deep expertise in infrastructure automation, cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, and enterprise DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should have extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks across AWS and hybrid environments while driving security, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Infrastructure Automation :

- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and reusable automation frameworks.

- Automate OS provisioning, patching, configuration management, security hardening, compliance enforcement, and configuration drift remediation.

- Integrate Ansible with Terraform for seamless post-provisioning configuration management.

- Develop advanced automation using Jinja2 templating, dynamic inventory, custom modules, and REST API integrations.

2. AWS Cloud Architecture & Automation :

- Design and implement automation solutions across AWS using Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, and Systems Manager.

- Build secure multi-account automation across AWS Organizations.

- Design IAM policies, cross-account access, networking, and governance aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework, CIS, and NIST standards.

3. Kubernetes & Platform Engineering :

- Build and manage production-grade Kubernetes environments.

- Develop custom Helm charts and manage upgrades, rollbacks, and canary deployments.

- Implement GitOps using ArgoCD or Flux.

- Automate namespace management, RBAC, secrets management, and network policies.

4. Infrastructure as Code :

- Design reusable Terraform modules for AWS Networking, IAM, EKS, ECS, RDS, and Security Controls.

- Build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

- Implement IaC validation, automated testing, linting, drift detection, and policy enforcement.

5. Security & Compliance Automation :

- Automate infrastructure hardening and CIS benchmark enforcement.

- Build automation for vulnerability remediation and certificate lifecycle management.

- Integrate with CyberArk, AWS Secrets Manager, and SSM Parameter Store.

- Implement Policy-as-Code using OPA, Gatekeeper, or Conftest.

6. Observability & Self-Healing Automation :

- Build telemetry-driven automation integrated with monitoring tools.

- Develop self-healing workflows for automated incident detection and remediation.

- Convert operational runbooks into intelligent automation workflows.

7. ITSM & Enterprise Integration :

- Integrate automation with enterprise ITSM platforms.

- Automate ticket creation, approvals, CMDB updates, and change management workflows.

Mandatory Skills & Experience :

- 8+ years of total IT experience with the last 67 years focused on infrastructure automation.

- Expert-level experience with Ansible, including Jinja2 templating, dynamic inventory, custom module development, enterprise playbooks, and roles & collections.

- Strong expertise in Terraform module development and Infrastructure as Code.

- Extensive experience with AWS Cloud Architecture and automation.

- Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and Helm.

- Experience implementing GitOps using ArgoCD or Flux.

- Strong knowledge of CI/CD using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

- Experience with AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, Systems Manager, IAM, EKS, ECS, and RDS.

- Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

- Experience with enterprise security automation and compliance.

Preferred Skills :

- Policy-as-Code (OPA, Gatekeeper, Conftest).

- IaC Testing Tools (Molecule, Terratest, Checkov, tfsec).

- Multi-account AWS automation.

- Service Mesh (Istio or Linkerd).

- AWS cost optimization automation.

- ITSM integration (SymphonyAI or similar).

- Self-healing infrastructure automation.

- Monitoring & Observability (New Relic, LogicMonitor).

What We're Looking For :

- Strong architecture and solution design skills.

- Passion for automation and platform engineering.

- Experience working in large enterprise cloud environments.

- Ability to build reusable, scalable, and secure automation frameworks.

- Excellent troubleshooting, collaboration, and communication skills.