Infrastructure Automation Engineer 1

Infrastructure Automation Engineer 1

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Develop and maintain standard VCF Automation blueprints and catalog items using approved templates and design patterns. Build and update Orchestrator workflows for routine provisioning, deprovisioning, and lifecycle tasks under guidance. Support integration of automation requests with ServiceNow service catalog items and approval workflows. Assist with Git-based version control, testing, and promotion of infrastructure-as-code changes through established CI/CD processes. Support development and maintenance of internal platform APIs and reusable automation modules. Execute validation testing for blueprint, workflow, and integration changes before production release. Document automation logic, configuration standards, runbooks, and support procedures. Participate in incident, request, and change processes related to automation-supported platform services. Follow established security, secrets-handling, logging, and change-control practices for automation solutions.

Schedule & Presence: This on-site role supports 24/7 operations through real-time collaboration, standard shifts occur within a 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM window, Monday through Friday. Additionally, this position requires scheduled on-call flexibility and the ability to remain reasonably reachable during off-hours for critical business continuity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to VCF Automation / Aria Automation or comparable self-service automation platforms.
• Exposure to VMware Orchestrator workflow development or similar orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, or other declarative automation tools.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow service catalog concepts or enterprise ticketing/workflow platforms.
• Exposure to secure coding basics, secrets management, and least-privilege concepts in automation.
• VMware, cloud, or automation-related foundational certification.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in infrastructure automation, systems administration, platform operations, or a related technical role.
• Foundational scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Basic understanding of APIs, REST concepts, JSON/YAML, and source control practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD fundamentals and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Ability to follow technical standards, documentation, and change management processes.
• Foundational knowledge of virtualization, server, operating system, and infrastructure concepts.

What We Believe HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day. Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Primary Location: United States-Nebraska-Omaha

Other Locations: United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Minnesota-St. Paul, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Carolina-Columbia, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Virginia-Vienna, United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-New Jersey-Pennington, United States-New Jersey-Woodcliff Lake, United States-Florida-Orlando, United States-Pennsylvania-Harrisburg, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Colorado-Englewood

Industry: IT

Schedule: Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Business Class: Marketing and Admin

Job Posting: May 28, 2026 - At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.