
Automation Engineer
Role summary
NetApp is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer with strong development skills to contribute to cloud automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and AI-enabled initiatives. The role requires a developer-first mindset with solid foundational infrastructure knowledge, including operating systems, networking, and storage. The engineer will build and maintain automation pipelines, contribute to cloud solution design across major platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI), and participate in cloud governance and security. Collaboration and mentorship are key aspects of this position.
Own Every Moment at NetApp
At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.
Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.
## Job Summary
We are seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer with strong development skills who can contribute to cloud automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and emerging AI-enabled initiatives. The ideal candidate has a developer-first mindset with solid foundational infrastructure knowledge.
## Job Requirements
Job Requirements
- Strong fundamentals in computers, operating systems (Linux and Windows), networking, and storage.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or OCI).
- 3+ years of experience with one or more cloud platforms.
- Understanding of cloud networking and security.
- AWS or Azure certification preferred (AWS ideal).
- Strong coding skills in Python or similar languages.
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools.
- Familiarity with API integrations, CI/CD, and modern DevOps tooling.
- Exposure to AI/ML automation use cases is helpful but not required.
- Good working knowledge of Windows and/or Linux.
- Understanding of application-layer protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to development of Infrastructure-as-Code, automation frameworks, and configuration management.
- Build and maintain automation pipelines for cloud deployments.
- Contribute to cloud solution design across AWS, Azure, and OCI.
- Participate in cloud governance, security, lifecycle management, and cost optimization.
- Collaborate with multiple teams to deliver solutions.
- Provide mentorship and troubleshooting guidance.
- Represent automation in architectural reviews.
## Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related IT field, or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 8 years of related experience
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.
Why You'll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.
NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.
Our culture
We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.
If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. now.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
Sample NetApp interview questions
- 1
How do you figure out what’s causing a server to use too much CPU?
technicalmedium - 2
Find the majority element in an array. Given an array of size n, find the majority element. The majority element is the element that appears more than ⌊n / 2⌋ times. You may assume that the majority element always exists in the array. Input: nums = [3, 2, 3] Output: 3 Explanation: The number 3 appears 2 times, which is strictly greater than n/2 (1.5).
codingmedium - 3
Maximum Depth of an N-ary Tree Find the maximum depth of an N-ary tree. Input: root = [1,null,2,null,3,null,4] Output: 4 Explanation: The tree is essentially a straight line, requiring a traversal that reaches a maximum depth of 4 layers.
codingmedium - 4
Lowest Common Ancestor on an N-ary Tree Find the lowest common ancestor on an N-ary tree. Input: root = [1,null,2,3,4], p = 2, q = 3 Output: 1 Explanation: Both nodes 2 and 3 are direct children of the root node 1, making 1 the lowest common ancestor.
codingmedium - 5
Maximum Subarray Sum Find the maximum subarray sum in an integer array. Input: nums = [-3,-4,-1,-2] Output: -1 Explanation: Kadane's algorithm correctly identifies that the single isolated element -1 provides the highest possible sum.
codingmedium
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