Ansible Automation Engineer
Acuity, Inc.2 years ago
Washington, DC, USASenior
Base Salary
$108k - $160k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and reusable automation workflows.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, system configuration, patching, software deployments, and operational tasks across Linux, Windows, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Administer and support Ansible Automation Platform, including Automation Controller/Tower, inventories, credentials, job templates, and workflows.
- Integrate Ansible with AWS, Azure, VMware, Active Directory, ServiceNow, and other enterprise platforms.
- Support infrastructure-as-code initiatives using Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, or similar technologies.
- Integrate automation into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines using Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar tools.
- Automate system hardening, configuration compliance, patch management, and security remediation in collaboration with cybersecurity teams.
- Troubleshoot automation failures, configuration drift, and infrastructure issues while improving automation reliability.
- Develop technical documentation, automation standards, and operational procedures.
- Identify and automate manual processes with engineering and operations teams to improve efficiency and consistency.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of five years of experience in systems engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation.
- Hands-on experience developing and supporting automation using Ansible.
- Experience administering Linux and/or Windows systems.
- Experience with infrastructure as code, including Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, or similar tools.
- Experience with AWS and familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud.
- Experience scripting with Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- Preferred: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation, RHCE, AWS/Azure/Google Cloud certification, Security+, CISSP, or another cybersecurity certification.
- Preferred: Experience supporting the U.S. Department of State or other federal agencies.
- Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, VMware, or ServiceNow.
- Preferred: Familiarity with NIST RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, and DevSecOps practices.
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About Acuity, Inc.
Acuity, Inc. is a federal IT consulting firm that designs and implements technology solutions for U.S. government agencies, with practices in IT modernization, cloud, data engineering and analytics, cybersecurity, and hyperautomation. It delivers program management and systems integration services, including AI/ML and secure cloud deployments compliant with NIST and FedRAMP. The company focuses on the U.S. public sector and operates in highly regulated environments supporting defense, intelligence, and civilian missions.