Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Piper Companies is hiring an Infrastructure Automation Engineer for an insurance and annuities company located in the Raleigh-Durham Area. The Infrastructure Automation Engineer will help lead our synthetic monitoring, observability, and reliability initiatives while improving efficiency through automation. The Infrastructure Automation Engineer role requires 3 days on site in Durham, NC.

Responsibilities of the Infrastructure Automation Engineer:

• Design and maintain synthetic monitoring for critical applications, services, and APIs to ensure system reliability.
• Build dashboards, alerts, and telemetry to strengthen observability and improve visibility across environments.
• Automate operational tasks using Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages to increase efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code for cloud and infrastructure resources using Terraform and AWS native tools.
• Collaborate across Infrastructure, Digital, and App Services teams to align reliability practices, support incident responses, and optimize cloud workloads.

Requirements of the Infrastructure Automation Engineer:

• A bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in a technical discipline.
• Ability to work on site three days per week at the Durham, NC headquarters.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS services including Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, and related cloud components.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Python, and automation scripting for infrastructure and operational workflows.
• Working knowledge of observability tools, with the ability to support or implement platforms such as Dynatrace or AppDynamics.

Compensation for the Infrastructure Automation Engineer:

• $120,000-$130,000
• 7.5% LTIP
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law

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This job opens for applications on 6/9/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.