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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