Track Lead - Ansible, Terraform, GITHub

Experience: 5 to Not Available years

Location: Chennai, India

Skills: Ansible, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP, Unix, Windows, Kubernetes, OpenShift, CI/CD, Git, Tekton, GitHub Actions, CloudBuild, Jenkins, Infrastructure as Code, PowerShell, Shell, Python, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, RESTful API, JSON

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineering Manager to lead a dynamic team responsible for the software design of platform automation and customer workloads. In this role, you will bridge the gap between physical infrastructure and cloud-native applications, leading the design, implementation, and operations of our On-Premises Containerization and Virtualization platform. The ideal candidate possesses a deep background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and will use those skills to automate the entire stack—from physical server builds to customer workload delivery via APIs. As a leader, you will foster a culture of innovation, embodying the values of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and the Open-Source community, while ensuring high availability and scalability for global operations. The Ansible L3 role requires a deep understanding of Ansible Automations for infrastructure management, application deployment, server security, CI/CD, service orchestration, and cloud provisioning. It also demands hands-on experience with Ansible (including Ansible Tower), Terraform on cloud platforms like AWS/Azure, and advanced knowledge of Unix/Windows OS.

Key Responsibilities
Platform & Workload Engineering: Lead the implementation of automation and new feature capabilities. Drive operational efficiencies and enhance the developer experience by automating both the platform infrastructure and the customer offerings that reside on it.
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, inspire, and grow a team of OpenShift Site Reliability Engineers (SRE) and DevOps Engineers.



Promote a collaborative environment through paired programming and continuous learning.
Global Platform Operations: Oversee the operations of On-Prem OpenShift platforms across Enterprise Data Centers (EDCs), China Data Centers, and Manufacturing Plants.
Operational Excellence: Align with a 24x7 support model, managing Asia/Pacific (India) hours and meeting EPEO MTT(x) metrics. Act as a primary escalation point for critical engineering or operational issues.
Strategic Vision: Contribute to the technical roadmap for the OpenShift On-Prem platform, ensuring security, performance, and scalability for both containerized and virtual machine (VM) workloads.
Security & Compliance: Partner with global security teams to ensure Information Security Policy (ISP) and regulatory best practices are enforced across the entire setting.
1. Technical assistance to the team on Ansible/Ansible Tower implementation, configuration, playbook/module development, and support.
2. Good hands-on experience in analyzing requirements, solutions, and estimates to complete installations, implementations, and customization of DevOps practices using Ansible.
3. Good scripting experience in any language like PowerShell, Shell, Python, etc.
4. Administer Ansible infrastructure, perform maintenance and configuration, and provide SME-level support.

Technical Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Software Engineering: 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
Linux Expertise: 5+ years of strong knowledge across multiple platforms (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE).




Kubernetes: 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes (upstream or enterprise distributions like OpenShift).
Cloud Platforms: 3+ years of in-depth experience with Cloud-based PaaS and IaaS (GCP and Azure preferred).
CI/CD & DevOps: 2+ years of experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (Tekton, GitHub Actions, CloudBuild, and/or Jenkins).
Infrastructure as Code: 2+ years working in a ‘GitOps’ IaC-driven environment using tools such as Ansible and/or Terraform.
Programming: Demonstrable proficiency in at least one language (Golang or Bash/Shell highly preferred).
Observability: Familiarity with monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
API Development: Demonstrated knowledge of RESTful API concepts and JSON formats.
1. Deep understanding in Ansible Automations like infrastructure as a code, management, application deployment, server security, CI/CD, service orchestration, and cloud provisioning.
2. Hands-on experience in using Ansible (including Ansible Tower) and Terraform on cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/GCP.
3. Strong knowledge of Unix/Windows OS.
4. Experience implementing DevOps Pipelines and IaC with any automation tools.
5. Hands-on experience on AWX or Ansible Tower.

Other Requirements
Leadership & Soft Skills
Management Experience: 3+ years directly or indirectly leading software engineering, SRE, or platform teams with full-stack responsibilities (planning, engineering, and operations).
Global Collaboration: 3+ years of experience working within a globally distributed team.
Methodologies: Strong experience with Agile development and paired engineering environments.
Communication: Ability to act as a technical lead and a diplomatic escalation point for customer and operational issues.
1. Optional But Valuable Certifications: Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Red Hat Certified Specialist In Ansible Automation

📌 Track Lead Ansible, Terraform, GITHub (Chennai)
🏢 HCL Technologies
📍 Chennai