Infrastructure Automation Technical Lead

Infrastructure Automation(IaC) Technical Lead

Company Description

About Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions. It helps its clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to make large companies and organisations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to build a positive future for all. In 2025, the Group generated revenues of €5.6 billion.
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Job Description

Role Description-

 

1. Automation Support & Operations:-Level 2 automation support: monitor, troubleshoot, recover failures, execute jobs across environments, resolve/escalate incidents, and ensure ITIL compliance.
2. AAP Migration Support:-Support AAP migrations by assisting with playbooks, inventories, roles, templates, credentials, and integrations; validate workloads in lower environments; and ensure post‑migration stabilization through monitoring and issue reporting.
3. Automation Development & Enhancement:-Enhanced automation playbooks and scripts per change requests; migrated legacy scripts (Shell, Perl, Python, PowerShell) to Ansible; and applied CI/CD and version control practices for automation updates.
4. Documentation & Knowledge Management:-Created and maintained SOPs, run books, and automation documentation; ensured alignment with current platform versions; and supported knowledge transfer and onboarding for automation tools and processes.

 

Core Technical Skills -

1. Hands‑on experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) in enterprise environments.
2. Experience working in large infrastructure environments, including: On‑premises infrastructure Multi‑cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
3. Working knowledge of VMware, Storage systems, and Databases (Oracle, SQL, etc.).
4. Proficiency in Linux Shell scripting.
5. Working knowledge of Python / Perl / PowerShell, with ability to support migration of scripts to Ansible.
6. Understanding of automation integrations using REST/SOAP APIs.

 

Preferred Skills -

1. ITIL Foundation certification (preferred).
2. Exposure to monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, etc.

Total Experience Expected: 06-08 years

Qualifications

Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent.

Additional Information

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.

Experience Level

Senior Level