Infrastructure Automation Specialist – Python, Ansible, F5 LTM/GTM & Network APIs

Job Summary Synechron is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to implement and maintain automation solutions for infrastructure certification, plant management, and infrastructure-on-demand services. The role requires hands-on experience with Python, Ansible, infrastructure APIs, F5 load balancers, networking protocols, Linux-based environments, and lab-based testing.The Infrastructure Automation Engineer will work with internal clients and stakeholders to understand business requirements and design well-architected solutions. The role contributes to business objectives by improving infrastructure provisioning, certification efficiency, operational consistency, test coverage, deployment speed, and service reliability. Software Requirements Required Software Skills Python: Hands-on experience automating infrastructure installation, configuration, management, certification, and testing activities. Ansible: Practical experience developing and maintaining playbooks, roles, automation workflows, and infrastructure configuration processes. Shell scripting: Experience using shell or other scripting/programming languages to automate repetitive infrastructure tasks. F5 LTM and GTM: Expertise in configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and API-based integration. F5 TMSH, iControl, and iRules: Practical experience using these capabilities for configuration, automation, service management, and integration. Networking technologies: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, BGP, HTTP, SSL, and networking concepts across all relevant layers. Linux command line: Comfort working in Linux-based environments for configuration, troubleshooting, automation, testing, and operational support. Infrastructure APIs: Experience extending and integrating APIs to provide infrastructure-on-demand capabilities. Lab-based testing: Experience performing and automating testing for new hardware and software certification. Software versions: Experience working with the Python, Ansible, Linux, F5, networking, API, automation, and testing tool versions used by the assigned Synechron project. Ability to assess compatibility and upgrade considerations is required. Preferred Software Skills Experience with additional programming or scripting languages. Hands-on experience deploying and configuring network infrastructure, including Cisco, Arista, or comparable platforms. Experience with the Infoblox suite of DNS and DHCP products. Knowledge of virtualized and containerized infrastructure. Understanding of software version control, deployment, build tools, and software development lifecycle practices. Experience with infrastructure testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, or automated release tools. Recognized industry certifications from F5, Cisco, or other relevant technology vendors. Equivalent tools and platforms may be considered where they provide comparable capabilities. Overall Responsibilities Implement automation for certification…