Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer (Ansible) Overview We are seeking an experienced Automation Engineer with strong Ansible expertise to design, build, and maintain automated infrastructure solutions across a complex enterprise environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on improving operational efficiency, reducing manual work, and building scalable automation frameworks that support modern infrastructure and application delivery.

What You ll Do

Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows to support configuration management, provisioning, and deployment activities

Automate routine operational tasks across Linux and/or Windows environments to improve reliability and reduce manual intervention

Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to translate requirements into automated solutions

Implement best practices for version control, testing, and documentation of automation artifacts

Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to automation pipelines, configuration drift, and system dependencies

Participate in infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud migration, CI/CD integration, and infrastructureascode adoption

Ensure automation solutions align with security, compliance, and operational standards

Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying automation opportunities and proposing new tooling or process enhancements

Required Experience

3+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or systems administration

Handson expertise with Ansible , including writing playbooks, roles, modules, and using Ansible Tower/AWX

Strong understanding of Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) and/or Windows Server environments

Experience with version control systems such as Git

Familiarity with YAML, JSON, and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security principles, and infrastructure components

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and cloudnative automation

Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps

Knowledge of Terraform, Packer, or other IaC tools

Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Background in monitoring, observability, or logging platforms