Southern Company
Infrastructure Automation Engineer
Southern Company, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35275
Infrastructure Automation Engineer – Southern Company
Job Summary
The Infrastructure Automation Engineer designs, develops, and implements automation solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Southern Company’s IT infrastructure. This role focuses on automating the provisioning and management of servers, storage, and networking across VMware and physical environments, improving efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
Job Responsibilities
Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, bare‑metal servers, and other computing infrastructure.
Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, SAN/NAS automation, and backup integration.
Automate network device configuration and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Python, or vendor APIs.
Implement and manage configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for OS and middleware automation.
Develop, document, and maintain enterprise‑wide standards for automation practices and tools.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions.
Provide guidance and training to peers on effective branching strategies, versioning, and code review processes.
Integrate automation workflows with ITSM and CMDB systems.
Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks.
Support disaster recovery testing and failover automation.
Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks.
Participate in departmental initiatives and communicate progress, problems, and best practices to management, leads, and teammates.
Job Requirements
BS/BA in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of automation technologies and processes.
Basic knowledge of security policies.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Strong background in VMware Cloud Foundation and Hyper‑V virtualization technologies.
Experience with enterprise storage systems (Dell EMC).
Familiarity with enterprise networking (Cisco).
Proficiency with scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash, REST APIs).
Hands‑on experience with automation platforms (Ansible Tower/AWX, vRealize Automation, HashiCorp Terraform for VMware).
Experience with source control systems (Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub).
Strong communication and influence skills to encourage adoption of automation standards.
Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities, meet schedules, and deliver on customer commitments.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Professional oral and written communication skills.
About Southern Company Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. Southern Company invests in the well‑being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well‑being.
Benefits Benefits for this position include competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare and retirement benefits. A summary of the benefits offered can be found here.
Equal Opportunity Employment Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant’s qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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The Infrastructure Automation Engineer designs, develops, and implements automation solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of Southern Company’s IT infrastructure. This role focuses on automating the provisioning and management of servers, storage, and networking across VMware and physical environments, improving efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
Job Responsibilities
Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, bare‑metal servers, and other computing infrastructure.
Develop scripts, workflows, and playbooks for storage provisioning, SAN/NAS automation, and backup integration.
Automate network device configuration and monitoring using tools like Ansible, Python, or vendor APIs.
Implement and manage configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for OS and middleware automation.
Develop, document, and maintain enterprise‑wide standards for automation practices and tools.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand diverse automation needs and advocate for unified solutions.
Provide guidance and training to peers on effective branching strategies, versioning, and code review processes.
Integrate automation workflows with ITSM and CMDB systems.
Build and maintain automated patching, compliance, and reporting frameworks.
Support disaster recovery testing and failover automation.
Optimize infrastructure utilization and reduce manual intervention in operational tasks.
Participate in departmental initiatives and communicate progress, problems, and best practices to management, leads, and teammates.
Job Requirements
BS/BA in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of automation technologies and processes.
Basic knowledge of security policies.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Strong background in VMware Cloud Foundation and Hyper‑V virtualization technologies.
Experience with enterprise storage systems (Dell EMC).
Familiarity with enterprise networking (Cisco).
Proficiency with scripting (Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash, REST APIs).
Hands‑on experience with automation platforms (Ansible Tower/AWX, vRealize Automation, HashiCorp Terraform for VMware).
Experience with source control systems (Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub).
Strong communication and influence skills to encourage adoption of automation standards.
Ability to effectively organize tasks, manage multiple priorities, meet schedules, and deliver on customer commitments.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Professional oral and written communication skills.
About Southern Company Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond. Southern Company invests in the well‑being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well‑being.
Benefits Benefits for this position include competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees, and health, welfare and retirement benefits. A summary of the benefits offered can be found here.
Equal Opportunity Employment Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant’s qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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