Infrastructure Automation Engineer 1
About the role
Develop and maintain standard VCF Automation blueprints and catalog items using approved templates and design patterns. Build and update Orchestrator workflows for routine provisioning, deprovisioning, and lifecycle tasks under guidance. Support integration of automation requests with ServiceNow service catalog items and approval workflows. Assist with Git-based version control, testing, and promotion of infrastructure-as-code changes through established CI/CD processes. Support development and maintenance of internal platform APIs and reusable automation modules. Execute validation testing for blueprint, workflow, and integration changes before production release. Document automation logic, configuration standards, runbooks, and support procedures. Participate in incident, request, and change processes related to automation-supported platform services. Follow established security, secrets-handling, logging, and change-control practices for automation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain standard VCF Automation blueprints and catalog items using approved templates and design patterns.
- Build and update Orchestrator workflows for routine provisioning, deprovisioning, and lifecycle tasks under guidance.
- Support integration of automation requests with ServiceNow service catalog items and approval workflows.
- Aid in Git-based version control, testing, and promotion of infrastructure-as-code changes through established CI/CD processes.
- Support development and maintenance of internal platform APIs and reusable automation modules.
- Execute validation testing for blueprint, workflow, and integration changes before production release.
- Document automation logic, configuration standards, runbooks, and support procedures.
- Participate in incident, request, and change processes related to automation-supported platform services.
- Follow established security, secrets-handling, logging, and change-control practices for automation solutions.
Requirements
- Exposure to VCF Automation / Aria Automation or comparable self-service automation platforms.
- Exposure to VMware Orchestrator workflow development or similar orchestration tools.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, or other declarative automation tools.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow service catalog concepts or enterprise ticketing/workflow platforms.
- Exposure to secure coding basics, secrets management, and least-privilege concepts in automation.
- VMware, cloud, or automation-related foundational certification.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in infrastructure automation, systems administration, platform operations, or a related technical role.
- Foundational scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or similar languages.
- Basic understanding of APIs, REST concepts, JSON/YAML, and source control practices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD fundamentals and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
- Ability to follow technical standards, documentation, and change management processes.
- Foundational knowledge of virtualization, server, operating system, and infrastructure concepts.
Skills
- Exposure to VCF Automation / Aria Automation or comparable self-service automation platforms.
- Exposure to VMware Orchestrator workflow development or similar orchestration tools.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, or other declarative automation tools.
- Familiarity with ServiceNow service catalog concepts or enterprise ticketing/workflow platforms.
- Exposure to secure coding basics, secrets management, and least-privilege concepts in automation.
- VMware, cloud, or automation-related foundational certification.
Benefits
What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve. Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees. We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)
Schedule
Full-time. Standard shifts occur within a 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM window, Monday through Friday. Scheduled on-call flexibility and the ability to remain reasonably reachable during off-hours for critical business continuity required.