USA_Engineer

Pay Rate Range

$ 45.45 - 49.24/hr.

Ansible SME

Job Description

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform certification
• Familiarity with Infoblox DDI platform
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) — system administration, services, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Windows Server — administration, PowerShell scripting, and Active Directory management
• Ansible / Ansible Tower (AWX)
• GitHub / Git Version Control
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
• Tanium, Splunk, ScienceLogic
• Python / PowerShell
• CI/CD Pipeline Integration

Roles & Responsibilities

• Automation & Playbook Development — Design, develop, and maintain idempotent, version-controlled, and production-ready Ansible playbooks and reusable roles for automated remediation across AD, DNS, and DHCP environments.
• Monitoring & Integration — Integrate Ansible with Tanium, Splunk, and ScienceLogic for event-driven and trigger-based remediation workflows, with future-state compatibility for Infoblox DDI platform.
• Resiliency Testing & Validation — Develop and execute automation scripts to simulate server, network, and site-level failure scenarios with pre/post validation checks aligned to defined RTO/RPO targets.
• Governance & Documentation — Maintain a structured playbook repository, contribute to the findings register, remediation roadmap, operational runbooks, and support knowledge transfer and operational handover.
• GitHub & Version Control — Maintain all Ansible playbooks and roles in GitHub, enforcing branching strategies, pull request reviews, commit standards, and release tagging to ensure a fully auditable and collaborative codebase. Manage CI/CD pipeline integration for automated playbook syntax validation and testing prior to deployment.
• We are seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated remediation playbooks supporting the continuous resiliency validation program across Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP infrastructure. The engineer will play a key role in integrating automation with enterprise monitoring and logging platforms to enable event-driven, proactive remediation at scale.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Self driven with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in US business hours (EST) 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM EST (Mon – Fri)
• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to non technical audiences
• Strong written communication skills for documentation & reports
• 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 work effectively with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on operational excellence

Skills

Category

Name

Required

Importance

Experience

SkillCategoryTest1_MN

Digital

Ansible

Yes

1

>7 years