Cloud Automation Engineer
About the role
Design, develop, and maintain automation workflows within VMware Aria Automation/VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Automation and VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator/VCF Operations Orchestrator. Serve as a primary technical resource for ensuring cloud orchestration and self-service capabilities meet operational and mission requirements. Responsible for day-to-day automation execution, system integration, and maintaining strict security compliance.
Integrate automation solutions with external enterprise services such as Infoblox DDI, Tenable Security Center, and ServiceNow leveraging JavaScript and REST APIs. Maintain underlying VMware vSphere and VCF infrastructure to support automated provisioning, resource allocation, and VM lifecycle management. Ensure all automated deployments and self-service components comply with federal security standards, government baselines, and DISA STIGs.
Requirements
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA Security).
- 5+ years of experience using JavaScript and REST APIs to develop cloud automation solutions.
- Proven experience designing, deploying, and managing automated workflows using VMware Aria Automation/VCF Automation tools.
- Proficiency building, customizing, and maintaining orchestration workflows with VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator/VCF Operations Orchestrator.
- Experience analyzing, mapping, and documenting complex end-to-end workflows.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex workflow or provisioning failures and perform root cause analysis.
Benefits
- Opportunity to support a critical government computer system for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Engage in designing, deploying, and maintaining cutting-edge automation solutions.
- Hybrid work arrangement.
Pay
Competitive salary between $110,000 – $135,000 per year.