Data Center or Cloud & Automation SME

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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