Data Center or Cloud & Automation SME
Culver City, California, United States of America
Contract
1 week ago
Key skills
PythonShellBashAWSTerraformKubernetesDockerJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAnsibleEKSEC2LambdaS3DynamoDBRDSRoute53IAMCloudWatchPrometheusGrafanaGitGitHubGitLabVersion Control
About this role
Job Title: Data Center/Cloud & Automation SME
Location: Culver City, CA (100% Onsite from Day 1 Locals Preferred)
Duration: 6 Months Contract
Experience Required: 10+ Years
Client: TCS
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Data Center/Cloud & Automation SME with strong expertise in Linux Administration, AWS Cloud, Terraform, and Ansible Automation. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure provisioning, automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and security best practices across enterprise environments.
Primary Skills
- Linux Administration (RHEL / Ubuntu / Amazon Linux)
- AWS Cloud
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Automation & Shell Scripting
- GitHub / Git Version Control
Secondary Skills
- Windows Administration
- Citrix
- Nutanix
- VMware
Responsibilities
- Manage and support Linux servers including installation, patching, troubleshooting, and monitoring.
- Provision and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Load Balancers, and CloudWatch.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Automate deployments and configurations using Ansible playbooks and roles.
- Manage code repositories through GitHub.
- Monitor systems, perform incident handling, and conduct root cause analysis.
- Ensure security compliance and access management across cloud and OS platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for deployments and operational support.
- Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation.
- Continuously improve automation and operational efficiency.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong Linux Administration experience
- AWS Cloud Infrastructure Management
- Terraform module development and state management
- Ansible automation and configuration management
- Bash/Shell scripting
- Git/GitHub version control
- Networking fundamentals
- Monitoring and troubleshooting
- Security and compliance best practices
Nice to Have Skills
- Windows Administration
- Citrix (StoreFront, Delivery Controllers, Netscaler, XenApp)
- Nutanix & VMware
- Jenkins / GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
- Docker & Kubernetes
- AWS Services: RDS, Lambda, DynamoDB, Route53, EKS
- Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
- Ansible Tower / AWX
- Python scripting
- ITIL / ITSM processes