Ansible SME

• Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Duration: 6 months
• GBaMS ReqID: 11023702
• Job Title: Ansible SME

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform certification.
• Familiarity with the Infoblox DDI platform.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), including system administration, services, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Windows Server administration, PowerShell scripting, and Active Directory management.
• Proficiency in Ansible and Ansible Tower (AWX).
• Experience with GitHub and Git version control.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience with Tanium, Splunk, and ScienceLogic.
• Proficiency in Python and PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline integration.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Automation and Playbook Development: Design, develop, and maintain idempotent, version-controlled, production-ready Ansible playbooks and reusable roles for automated remediation across Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP environments.
• Monitoring and Integration: Integrate Ansible with Tanium, Splunk, and ScienceLogic for event-driven and trigger-based remediation workflows, ensuring future compatibility with the Infoblox DDI platform.
• Resiliency Testing and Validation: Develop and execute automation scripts to simulate server, network, and site-level failure scenarios, including pre- and post-validation checks aligned with defined RTO/RPO targets.
• Governance and Documentation: Maintain a structured playbook repository and contribute to the findings register, remediation roadmap, operational runbooks, knowledge transfer, and operational handover.
• GitHub and Version Control: Maintain Ansible playbooks and roles in GitHub, enforce branching strategies, conduct pull request reviews, follow commit standards, and manage release tagging to ensure an auditable and collaborative codebase.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate Ansible automation into CI/CD pipelines for automated playbook syntax validation and testing before deployment.
• Automation Engineering: Design, develop, and maintain automated remediation playbooks supporting continuous resiliency validation across Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP infrastructure.
• Event-Driven Remediation: Integrate automation with enterprise monitoring and logging platforms to enable proactive, event-driven remediation at scale.

Generic Managerial Skills

• Self-driven, with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work during US business hours (EST), 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Strong written communication skills for documentation and reporting.
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor and subject matter authority within the organization.
• Strong analytical mindset for assessing complex problems and identifying root causes.
• Proactive identification of risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ability to align platform capabilities with organizational security and operational goals.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on operational excellence.