IaC & Automation Solution Architect

IaC & Automation Solution Architect This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Architect with 10-15 years of strong technical and architectural expertise across software design, infrastructure automation, hybrid cloud platforms, and DevOps toolchains, with a strong background in infra/platform development and hands-on experience with configuration management tools and RESTful APIs. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, orchestration platforms, and modern automation practices, along with solid proficiency in designing scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions. This role demands strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, as the architect will collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and customers to define end-to-end architecture, drive technical strategy, and lead execution How you’ll make your mark: Design and develop automation and DevSecOps solutions Implement and manage configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef Establish standards and guardrails for automated provisioning, configuration management, and CI/CD integration. Drive automation across infrastructure, deployment, and operational workflows for improved efficiency and repeatability. Own architectural decisions across application, infrastructure, integration, data, and security layers. Define reference architectures, design patterns, and reusable frameworks to accelerate solution development. Work with RESTful APIs to automate infrastructure and platform tasks • Manage and maintain Linux-based infrastructures Analyze and solve problems related to infrastructure and platform automation Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members Continuously improve and optimize automation processes Collaborate with other teams such as Development, Operations and Security to identify opportunities for automation About you: Strong experience with end-to-end solution architecture, including design of scalable, reliable, and secure systems. Architectural and implementation experience with IaC solutions using Terraform, Ansible, and related tools. Strong understanding of infrastructure and platform development principles and experience with programming languages such as Python, GoLang, Ruby and/or Java for developing automation scripts. Hands-on experience with at multiple configuration management tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, or Chef. This includes proficiency in writing playbooks, cookbook, modules & creating and modifying data structures. Experience with creating, troubleshooting, and maintaining automation scripts, utilizing libraries and frameworks such as Python's Ansible custom module and libraries, Chef's knife and Terraform’ s provider plugins. Working experience with RESTful APIs and understanding of API integration with automation tools Strong experience with Linux-based infrastructures and administration, including proficiency in command-line interface and shell scripting. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab,