Windows Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Job Description

Windows Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Cary, North Carolina

Job Summary

Design, develop, test, and maintain automation supporting the Windows Server lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, modification, upgrade, remediation, and decommissioning. • Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, and Packer. • Create reusable Ansible roles, Terraform modules, PowerShell modules, APIs, and automation components. • Automate Windows Server configuration, including operating system settings, domain integration, networking, security controls, enterprise agents, monitoring tools, and application prerequisites. • Build and maintain standardized Windows Server golden images for VMware, AWS, Azure, and other supported infrastructure platforms. • Integrate automation with VMware vSphere/VCF, AWS, Azure, Active Directory, DNS/IPAM, CMDB, monitoring platforms, and other enterprise services. • Consume and integrate REST APIs and platform SDKs to automate infrastructure operations. • Develop workflows for retrieving and managing infrastructure information such as virtual machines, datacenters, datastores, folders, tags, operating system information, and configuration metadata. • Support automation associated with Windows Server modernization, operating system upgrades, migrations, and retirement of legacy infrastructure. • Develop event-driven automation and automated remediation workflows. • Troubleshoot automation failures across Windows, networking, authentication, APIs, cloud platforms, virtualization platforms, and enterprise integrations. • Participate in code reviews and establish development standards for infrastructure automation. • Maintain automation source code using Git-based version control and CI/CD practices. • Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable automation patterns. • Identify repetitive, manual, or failure-prone operational processes and develop automated solutions. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, application, database, and service management teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure automation. • Help enable self-service infrastructure capabilities while maintaining enterprise security and governance requirements. Required Qualifications • Experience administering and engineering Microsoft Windows Server environments. • Experience with configuration management or automation platforms such as Ansible. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform. • Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, and API-based infrastructure integrations. • Experience with Git and modern source control practices. • Understanding of Active Directory, DNS, networking, certificates, authentication, and Windows security concepts. • Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues. • Ability to convert manual technical procedures into reliable, reusable automation. • Ability to work across multiple infrastructure and application teams in a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain automation supporting the Windows Server lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, modification, upgrade, remediation, and decommissioning. • Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, and Packer. • Create reusable Ansible roles, Terraform modules, PowerShell modules, APIs, and automation components. • Automate Windows Server configuration, including operating system settings, domain integration, networking, security controls, enterprise agents, monitoring tools, and application prerequisites. • Build and maintain standardized Windows Server golden images for VMware, AWS, Azure, and other supported infrastructure platforms. • Integrate automation with VMware vSphere/VCF, AWS, Azure, Active Directory, DNS/IPAM, CMDB, monitoring platforms, and other enterprise services. • Consume and integrate REST APIs and platform SDKs to automate infrastructure operations. • Develop workflows for retrieving and managing infrastructure information such as virtual machines, datacenters, datastores, folders, tags, operating system information, and configuration metadata. • Support automation associated with Windows Server modernization, operating system upgrades, migrations, and retirement of legacy infrastructure. • Develop event-driven automation and automated remediation workflows. • Troubleshoot automation failures across Windows, networking, authentication, APIs, cloud platforms, virtualization platforms, and enterprise integrations. • Participate in code reviews and establish development standards for infrastructure automation. • Maintain automation source code using Git-based version control and CI/CD practices. • Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable automation patterns. • Identify repetitive, manual, or failure-prone operational processes and develop automated solutions. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, application, database, and service management teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure automation. • Help enable self-service infrastructure capabilities while maintaining enterprise security and governance requirements. Required Qualifications • Experience administering and engineering Microsoft Windows Server environments. • Experience with configuration management or automation platforms such as Ansible. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform. • Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, and API-based infrastructure integrations. • Experience with Git and modern source control practices. • Understanding of Active Directory, DNS, networking, certificates, authentication, and Windows security concepts. • Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues. • Ability to convert manual technical procedures into reliable, reusable automation. • Ability to work across multiple infrastructure and application teams in a large enterprise environment.

Skill Requirements

Design, develop, test, and maintain automation supporting the Windows Server lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, modification, upgrade, remediation, and decommissioning. • Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, and Packer. • Create reusable Ansible roles, Terraform modules, PowerShell modules, APIs, and automation components. • Automate Windows Server configuration, including operating system settings, domain integration, networking, security controls, enterprise agents, monitoring tools, and application prerequisites. • Build and maintain standardized Windows Server golden images for VMware, AWS, Azure, and other supported infrastructure platforms. • Integrate automation with VMware vSphere/VCF, AWS, Azure, Active Directory, DNS/IPAM, CMDB, monitoring platforms, and other enterprise services. • Consume and integrate REST APIs and platform SDKs to automate infrastructure operations. • Develop workflows for retrieving and managing infrastructure information such as virtual machines, datacenters, datastores, folders, tags, operating system information, and configuration metadata. • Support automation associated with Windows Server modernization, operating system upgrades, migrations, and retirement of legacy infrastructure. • Develop event-driven automation and automated remediation workflows. • Troubleshoot automation failures across Windows, networking, authentication, APIs, cloud platforms, virtualization platforms, and enterprise integrations. • Participate in code reviews and establish development standards for infrastructure automation. • Maintain automation source code using Git-based version control and CI/CD practices. • Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable automation patterns. • Identify repetitive, manual, or failure-prone operational processes and develop automated solutions. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, application, database, and service management teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure automation. • Help enable self-service infrastructure capabilities while maintaining enterprise security and governance requirements. Required Qualifications • Experience administering and engineering Microsoft Windows Server environments. • Experience with configuration management or automation platforms such as Ansible. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform. • Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, and API-based infrastructure integrations. • Experience with Git and modern source control practices. • Understanding of Active Directory, DNS, networking, certificates, authentication, and Windows security concepts. • Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues. • Ability to convert manual technical procedures into reliable, reusable automation. • Ability to work across multiple infrastructure and application teams in a large enterprise environment.

Other Requirements

Design, develop, test, and maintain automation supporting the Windows Server lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, modification, upgrade, remediation, and decommissioning. • Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible Automation Platform, PowerShell, and Packer. • Create reusable Ansible roles, Terraform modules, PowerShell modules, APIs, and automation components. • Automate Windows Server configuration, including operating system settings, domain integration, networking, security controls, enterprise agents, monitoring tools, and application prerequisites. • Build and maintain standardized Windows Server golden images for VMware, AWS, Azure, and other supported infrastructure platforms. • Integrate automation with VMware vSphere/VCF, AWS, Azure, Active Directory, DNS/IPAM, CMDB, monitoring platforms, and other enterprise services. • Consume and integrate REST APIs and platform SDKs to automate infrastructure operations. • Develop workflows for retrieving and managing infrastructure information such as virtual machines, datacenters, datastores, folders, tags, operating system information, and configuration metadata. • Support automation associated with Windows Server modernization, operating system upgrades, migrations, and retirement of legacy infrastructure. • Develop event-driven automation and automated remediation workflows. • Troubleshoot automation failures across Windows, networking, authentication, APIs, cloud platforms, virtualization platforms, and enterprise integrations. • Participate in code reviews and establish development standards for infrastructure automation. • Maintain automation source code using Git-based version control and CI/CD practices. • Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and reusable automation patterns. • Identify repetitive, manual, or failure-prone operational processes and develop automated solutions. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, application, database, and service management teams to deliver end-to-end infrastructure automation. • Help enable self-service infrastructure capabilities while maintaining enterprise security and governance requirements. Required Qualifications • Experience administering and engineering Microsoft Windows Server environments. • Experience with configuration management or automation platforms such as Ansible. • Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform. • Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, and API-based infrastructure integrations. • Experience with Git and modern source control practices. • Understanding of Active Directory, DNS, networking, certificates, authentication, and Windows security concepts. • Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues. • Ability to convert manual technical procedures into reliable, reusable automation. • Ability to work across multiple infrastructure and application teams in a large enterprise environment.

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HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate's pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.