Skills

Python Bash DevOps Monitoring Configuration Management Ansible VMware Problem-solving Networking Linux OpenShift TCP/IP Terraform

Job Specifications

Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Terraform & Ansible

Location: Onsite - San Jose, CA Rate: $70/Hr

For this role, SUSE hands-on experience is mandatory, not optional.

Core Mandatory:

SUSE (SLES) Administration (installation, builds, patching, troubleshooting)
UNIX Builds from scratch
Production Support (monitoring, performance, capacity)
Patching tools (SUSE Manager / Satellite / NIM)
Bash/Python Scripting
Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH)
OS Hardening & Access Control

strongly Preferred (but not absolute mandate):

AIX / RHEL / CentOS (in addition to SUSE)

Ansible Automation

VMware / OpenShift

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer to join our team in building and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions. This is not a typical Linux SysAdmin role — we need someone with engineering depth who can design, deploy, and maintain automation workflows across our cloud and on-prem environments.

Key Responsibilities

~Design, develop, and maintain Terraform modules and infrastructure automation pipelines.

~Develop Ansible playbooks and roles, deploy and maintain automation across production and non-production environments.

~Manage, troubleshoot, and support RHEL Linux systems; SUSE/AIX experience is a plus.

~Integrate infrastructure components using Python scripting for automation and process efficiency.

~Collaborate with the development team to deploy and manage applications in OpenShift or virtualized environments.

~Participate in configuration management, infrastructure standardization, and operational improvements.

~Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues; support maintenance and minor OS-level tasks.

Must-Have Skills

~Terraform - hands-on development and deployment experience.

~Ansible - deep experience building roles and automation playbooks.

~RHEL Linux - experience supporting and troubleshooting production environments.

~Python - basic to moderate scripting experience for automation.

~Proven ability to work in an engineering-focused, DevOps-oriented environment.

~Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, growth-oriented mindset.

~Basic UNIX skills -Somebody that can jump into the OS and do support/maintenance -not going to be the major part of this role.

~Client primarily deal with RHEL

~Exposure to SUSE or AIX environments.

Strong Terraform + Ansible experience, some OpenShift/VM knowledge, and the ability to integrate all components into a working system.

About the Company

UNICOM Technologies, Inc., An accomplished leader with proven experience in staff augmentation, we at UNICOM brought together the brightest of thought leaders, software engineers who believe in the disruptive power and value of strategic partnerships that improve strategic sourcing. We provide expertise and professional services throughout the entire Software Development Life cycle from Strategic Planning, Project Initiation, Business Analysis and Functional User Requirements Analysis, Systems Development to Testing, Implem... Know more