Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Name of position: Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Remote

We are seeking a highly skilled Salt Stack Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience in DevOps and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and manage SaltStack-based automation solutions across hybrid cloud environments while collaborating closely with DevOps, SRE, and application teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SaltStack automation (States, Pillars, Orchestration)
  

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
  

• Build reusable Salt formulas and custom modules
  

• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines
  

• Manage Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
  

• Support cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  

• Implement security hardening and compliance automation
  

• Troubleshoot automation failures and optimize performance
  

• Document automation frameworks and operational runbooks
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years in Infrastructure Automation / DevOps
  

• 5+ years hands-on SaltStack experience
  

• Strong Linux administration
  

• Python, Bash, YAML scripting
  

• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
  

• Git-based source control
  

• Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  

• Docker and Kubernetes knowledge
  

If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction,

enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then

we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client,

so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit.

About Us:

Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services () has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting

firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps),

systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government

and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity,

increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing

core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence.

Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the

Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.