Name of position: Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer
Location: Remote
We are seeking a highly skilled Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 5 years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will design implement and manage SaltStack-based automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments while collaborating closely with DevOps SRE and application teams.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain SaltStack automation (States Pillars Orchestration)
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
Build reusable Salt formulas and custom modules
Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines
Manage Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
Support cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Implement security hardening and compliance automation
Troubleshoot automation failures and optimize performance
Document automation frameworks and operational runbooks
Required Skills & Experience
5 years in Infrastructure Automation / DevOps
5 years hands-on SaltStack experience
Strong Linux administration
Python Bash YAML scripting
CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps)
Git-based source control
Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Docker and Kubernetes knowledge
If you are: bright motivated skilled a difference-maker able to get things done work with minimum direction
enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multi-task communicate effectively and lead then
we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client
so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.
About Us:
firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps)
systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government
and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity
increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing
core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the
Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.
Required Skills:
Program & Delivery Leadership Lead end-to-end delivery of the EAP modernization initiative within defined scope timeline and budget. Establish and maintain daily and weekly cadence meetings with DHS stakeholders and authorized users. Manage project plans milestones risks issues and escalation processes. Coordinate cross-functional teams including architects developers DevOps engineers QA teams business analysts and infrastructure specialists. Ensure alignment between business requirements and technical implementation. 2. Requirements & Business Analysis Oversight Facilitate requirements workshops and stakeholder interviews across 25 partners. Oversee indexing and documentation of EAP business processes. Ensure complete documentation of system requirements business rules and integration use cases. Validate reverse-engineered business logic from legacy COBOL system. 3. Architecture & Technical Governance Oversee analysis of the legacy COBOL mainframe system to identify: Undocumented functionalities Hidden business rules System interdependencies Guide architecture decisions with security as a foundational principle. Ensure: Secure API design Embedded encryption and access controls Secure coding practices leveraging Rusts memory safety features Define automated auditable infrastructure provisioning architecture using Salt. Ensure support for complex green/blue deployment strategies with rollback capabilities. Govern documentation strategy using AsciiDoc and Antora within GitLab repositories. 4. Development & DevOps Oversight Ensure development is performed using Rust with secure coding standards. Enforce GitLab repository governance (branching milestones issue tracking merge strategies). Oversee CI/CD implementation supporting: Automated testing Continuous integration Continuous deployment Security validation Ensure automated documentation pipelines. Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning execution and defect resolution. 5. Infrastructure & Automation Lead automation strategy using Salt for: Infrastructure provisioning Configuration management Secure credential management Oversee provisioning of Development UAT and Production environments. Ensure one-touch deployments across environments. Guide Kubernetes and AWS integrations contributing enhancements to open-source Salt extensions. Ensure logging monitoring auditability and regulatory compliance in the cloud-native environment. 6. Deployment Cutover & Hypercare Lead production cutover planning and execution. Oversee 4-week controlled transition and stabilization period. Manage production hypercare support incident triage and issue resolution. Ensure successful knowledge transfer to OIT application team. Validate operational readiness for long-term support. Required Qualifications 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 years leading large-scale application modernization programs. Proven experience managing legacy system transformations (Mainframe/COBOL modernization preferred). Strong experience delivering cloud-native applications (AWS or equivalent). Experience leading DevOps-driven projects with CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure automation and configuration management tools (Salt preferred). Experience managing complex green/blue or zero-downtime deployments. Strong understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC). Experience in regulated environments requiring auditability and compliance. Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Rust or modern systems programming languages. Experience with GitLab repository management and CI/CD. Knowledge of Kubernetes-based deployments. Experience contributing to open-source platforms. Government or public-sector project experience. Familiarity with AsciiDoc and Antora documentation frameworks.
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Environmental Science or a closely related fieldProject ManagerScrum master Product manger Business analystExperience with Rust or modern systems programming with GitLab repository management and CI/ of Kubernetes-based contributing to open-source or public-sector project with AsciiDoc and Antora documentation frameworks.
Name of position: Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation EngineerLocation: RemoteWe are seeking a highly skilled Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 5 years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will design implement and manage SaltStack-based automa...
Name of position: Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer
Location: Remote
We are seeking a highly skilled Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 5 years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will design implement and manage SaltStack-based automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments while collaborating closely with DevOps SRE and application teams.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain SaltStack automation (States Pillars Orchestration)
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
Build reusable Salt formulas and custom modules
Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines
Manage Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
Support cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Implement security hardening and compliance automation
Troubleshoot automation failures and optimize performance
Document automation frameworks and operational runbooks
Required Skills & Experience
5 years in Infrastructure Automation / DevOps
5 years hands-on SaltStack experience
Strong Linux administration
Python Bash YAML scripting
CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps)
Git-based source control
Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Docker and Kubernetes knowledge
If you are: bright motivated skilled a difference-maker able to get things done work with minimum direction
enthusiastic a thinker able to juggle and multi-task communicate effectively and lead then
we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client
so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.
About Us:
firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing software development (web and mobile apps)
systems integration data analytics system automation cybersecurity and cloud technology solutions for government
and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity
increasing efficiencies through automation and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing
core values: integrity diligence and technological excellence.
Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the
Inc. 5000 list of the nations fastest-growing companies.
Required Skills:
Program & Delivery Leadership Lead end-to-end delivery of the EAP modernization initiative within defined scope timeline and budget. Establish and maintain daily and weekly cadence meetings with DHS stakeholders and authorized users. Manage project plans milestones risks issues and escalation processes. Coordinate cross-functional teams including architects developers DevOps engineers QA teams business analysts and infrastructure specialists. Ensure alignment between business requirements and technical implementation. 2. Requirements & Business Analysis Oversight Facilitate requirements workshops and stakeholder interviews across 25 partners. Oversee indexing and documentation of EAP business processes. Ensure complete documentation of system requirements business rules and integration use cases. Validate reverse-engineered business logic from legacy COBOL system. 3. Architecture & Technical Governance Oversee analysis of the legacy COBOL mainframe system to identify: Undocumented functionalities Hidden business rules System interdependencies Guide architecture decisions with security as a foundational principle. Ensure: Secure API design Embedded encryption and access controls Secure coding practices leveraging Rusts memory safety features Define automated auditable infrastructure provisioning architecture using Salt. Ensure support for complex green/blue deployment strategies with rollback capabilities. Govern documentation strategy using AsciiDoc and Antora within GitLab repositories. 4. Development & DevOps Oversight Ensure development is performed using Rust with secure coding standards. Enforce GitLab repository governance (branching milestones issue tracking merge strategies). Oversee CI/CD implementation supporting: Automated testing Continuous integration Continuous deployment Security validation Ensure automated documentation pipelines. Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning execution and defect resolution. 5. Infrastructure & Automation Lead automation strategy using Salt for: Infrastructure provisioning Configuration management Secure credential management Oversee provisioning of Development UAT and Production environments. Ensure one-touch deployments across environments. Guide Kubernetes and AWS integrations contributing enhancements to open-source Salt extensions. Ensure logging monitoring auditability and regulatory compliance in the cloud-native environment. 6. Deployment Cutover & Hypercare Lead production cutover planning and execution. Oversee 4-week controlled transition and stabilization period. Manage production hypercare support incident triage and issue resolution. Ensure successful knowledge transfer to OIT application team. Validate operational readiness for long-term support. Required Qualifications 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 years leading large-scale application modernization programs. Proven experience managing legacy system transformations (Mainframe/COBOL modernization preferred). Strong experience delivering cloud-native applications (AWS or equivalent). Experience leading DevOps-driven projects with CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated expertise in infrastructure automation and configuration management tools (Salt preferred). Experience managing complex green/blue or zero-downtime deployments. Strong understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC). Experience in regulated environments requiring auditability and compliance. Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Rust or modern systems programming languages. Experience with GitLab repository management and CI/CD. Knowledge of Kubernetes-based deployments. Experience contributing to open-source platforms. Government or public-sector project experience. Familiarity with AsciiDoc and Antora documentation frameworks.
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Environmental Science or a closely related fieldProject ManagerScrum master Product manger Business analystExperience with Rust or modern systems programming with GitLab repository management and CI/ of Kubernetes-based contributing to open-source or public-sector project with AsciiDoc and Antora documentation frameworks.
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