Infrastructure Automation & Deployment. Work with requirements to design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Ansible for provisioning across multiple platforms: VMware vCenter: Automated VM provisioning, template management, network configuration, and storage allocation.
Bare Metal: PXE boot automation, hardware configuration, BIOS/firmware management, and OS deployment.
Design reusable, modular Ansible roles and collections that support consistent deployment patterns across target environments.
Development & Integration. Write custom Ansible modules, plugins, and filters using Python to extend platform capabilities.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for testing, validating, and deploying automation code.
Integrate automation solutions with source control (Git), secrets management, and monitoring platforms.
Develop RESTful API integrations to connect automation workflows with enterprise systems.
Operations & Continuous Improvement. Create documentation including runbooks, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures.
Monitor automation execution, troubleshoot failures, and implement improvements for reliability and performance.
Participate in on-call rotation for critical automation infrastructure support.
Track and report on automation metrics including deployment frequency, success rates, and time savings.
Requirements
Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years experience.
Experience with Ansible including but not limited too playbooks, roles, collections, inventories, and vault.
Strong Python development experience.
Infrastructure Platforms VMware vSphere/vCenter administration and automation experience.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.