Senior Systems Automation Engineer (90%+ Remote)

Unison is seeking a Senior Systems Automation Engineer to establish, expand, and mature our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate robust expertise in automating systems administration tasks across both cloud and on-premises environments.

Requirements

• Design, build, and maintain automated deployment and configuration management solutions (IaC, CAC, DSC) across Windows and Linux infrastructures.
• Implement and optimize automation workflows using tools such as Ansible, Python, PowerShell, Chef, and Puppet.
• Deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Just Enough Administration (JEA) setups to enhance Least Privilege and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in alignment with INFOSEC best practices.
• Provide robust support to internal and external stakeholders for both general system and application-specific issues.
• Automate OS patching, maintenance tasks, and routine system administration activities.
• Perform comprehensive evaluations, troubleshooting, and issue remediation for all server environments.
• Establish and uphold server baselines and contribute to infrastructure improvement initiatives.
• Participate in planning hardware, software, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Mentor junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices.
• Maintain accurate asset management documentation.
• Respond to and resolve critical infrastructure emergencies as part of an on-call rotation.