Key skills
PythonTerraformAnsibleGitHubServiceNowLinux fundamentalsYAML/JSONAPIs (REST/JSON)Troubleshooting approachClear communicationAWSKubernetesDockerServerlessVaultPackerLambdaCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Kavalio is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate automation that enhances delivery and reliability across environments. The role involves using Python, Terraform, and Ansible to implement infrastructure as code and collaborate with various teams to improve the automation process.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop Python-based tooling, scripts, and services to automate operational tasks, integrate with third-party APIs, and orchestrate change workflows
- Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules and environments, enabling predictable, idempotent provisioning and lifecycle management across targets
- Create and operate Ansible roles and playbooks for configuration, patching, compliance baselines, application deployment, and drift remediation
- Integrate automation into CI/CD using GitHub (branching, pull requests, reviews, checks), adding validation, linting, and plan/apply gates
- Implement observability for automation (structured logs, metrics, alerts) and maintain SOPs/runbooks, including rollback and recovery steps
- Embed security-by-default: secrets management, least-privilege identities for automation, and audit trails aligned to PCI requirements
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into safe, versioned, and tested automation; contribute to internal documentation and knowledge bases
Requirements:
- 3-5 years of experience in an enterprise environment
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on automation experience delivering production outcomes
- Strong proficiency with Python, Terraform, and Ansible
- Practical GitHub experience (branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, reusable workflows)
- Experience integrating automation with change/ITSM processes using ServiceNow
- Comfortable working with Linux fundamentals, YAML/JSON, templating, APIs (REST/JSON), and idempotent design patterns
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and a systematic, documented troubleshooting approach
- Experience with transition or transformation to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- AWS Lambda for event-driven automation; familiarity with serverless patterns and orchestration
- Container and image automation fundamentals (Docker, Kubernetes, Packer)
- Secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp, Vault, KMS, Secrets Manager)