Cloud DevOps and Infrastructure Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

Intel’s Foundry Automation (IFA) group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer.

In this role, you will be responsible for engineering, deploying, and managing our on-prem cloud stack and leverage CI/CD tools to enhance and automate infrastructure processes. You will oversee the design and management of virtualization environments ensuring high performance and availability. Security will be at the forefront of your approach, as you work to ensure that infrastructure solutions adhere to best practices and compliance standards in alignment with key initiatives driving towards Intel Foundry's success.

The ideal candidate is a proactive engineer with experience managing complex projects to achieve organizational goals. Success in this role requires adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, deploy, and support on-prem cloud infrastructure, ensuring it meets organizational needs for resilience, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Oversee the design, configuration, and optimization of virtualization platforms, including RedHat OpenShift/VMware, focusing on stability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline provisioning, automate deployment processes, and support infrastructure-as-code practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate CI/CD tools and practices that enhance deployment speed and reliability within the on-prem cloud and virtualization environments.

• Integrate and manage layered security practices across all infrastructure, from access control to network security, aligned with NIST guidelines.

• Monitor and fine-tune infrastructure performance, resource allocation, and capacity planning within on-prem cloud and OpenShift/VMware environments.

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, providing advanced support for cloud and virtualization technologies to minimize downtime.

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure configurations, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

• Stay current with emerging trends in cloud, virtualization, automation, and security to drive continuous infrastructure improvement.

 Ideal Candidate Must Demonstrate

• Strong expertise in source code management and software engineering, including Git-based workflows (e.g., GitHub), branching and code review practices, and applying SDLC, code quality, security, and testing best practices to infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code in a DevOps environment.

• Strong expertise in on-prem cloud infrastructure and OpenShift/VMware virtualization, with a comprehensive understanding of deployment, maintenance, migration and scaling.

• Proficiency in CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code tools to streamline management and improve reliability.

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in cloud, virtualized, and CI/CD environments.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, working across teams to implement best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

Candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline with 2+ years of experience with a focus on on-prem cloud and virtualization technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud-native tools, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher), and their integration within on-prem cloud and virtualized environments.

• Strong experience with virtualization platforms, particularly OpenShift/VMware, including setup, management, migration and troubleshooting.

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, Ansible) and infrastructure-as-code methodologies

• Scripting experience in Python, Bash, Powershell or similar languages to support automation and improve operational workflows.

• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, ELK Stack) for proactive infrastructure management. 

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Additional Locations:

US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, Santa Clara

Business group:

Intel Foundry strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art while delighting our customers -- from delivering cutting-edge silicon process and packaging technology leadership for the AI era, enabling our customers to design leadership products, global manufacturing scale and supply chain, through the continuous yield improvements to advanced packaging all the way to final test and assembly. We ensure our foundry customers' products receive our utmost focus in terms of service, technology enablement and capacity commitments. Employees in the Foundry Technology Manufacturing are part of a worldwide factory network that designs, develops, manufactures, and assembly/test packages the compute devices to improve the lives of every person on Earth.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $100,550.00-194,270.00 USD 

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process. 

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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