Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Configuration Management (Ansible Automation Platform)

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and govern enterprise-wide Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Configuration Management frameworks to ensure secure, consistent, and repeatable infrastructure deployments. Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks , Salt states , and other automation artifacts to manage configuration drift, enforce standards, and improve operational efficiency. Define and manage the desired state of servers, virtual machines, containers, cloud resources, and platform services across hybrid infrastructure environments. Architect and evolve Configuration Management strategies, standards, and governance models that support scalability, compliance, and business continuity requirements. Build scalable, idempotent, and auditable automation pipelines for infrastructure provisioning, configuration deployment, patch management, and compliance enforcement. Collaborate with cloud, platform, security, and engineering teams to integrate Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration Management practices into enterprise DevOps and CI/CD workflows. Establish automated compliance controls, configuration validation processes, and reporting capabilities to support security, audit, and regulatory requirements. Troubleshoot and optimize configuration management platforms, provide technical leadership on automation best practices, and mentor engineers on Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience Five to six years of relevant experience Required Skills & Qualifications Strong expertise in Configuration Management platforms such as Ansible Automation Platform (preferred) , Salt , Chef , or Puppet . Hands-on experience designing and implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions within large-scale enterprise environments. Deep understanding of infrastructure automation, configuration drift management, system compliance, and desired-state configuration principles. Experience building scalable automation frameworks for provisioning, configuration management, patching, and operational governance. Proficiency with Linux and Windows Server administration , including automation of operating system configuration and lifecycle management. Experience integrating automation solutions with CI/CD pipelines , source control platforms ( Git ), and DevOps toolchains. Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure , AWS , or Google Cloud , including automation of cloud infrastructure resources. Strong troubleshooting, scripting, and problem-solving skills with experience using automation languages and tools such as Python , YAML , PowerShell , or Bash . Location expectations This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants . Benefits: Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following: Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) Basic term and optional term life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Pregnancy disability and parental leave 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities Adoption assistance Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law Review our full benefits available by employment status here . U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law. 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U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures. Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies. Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.