Senior Ansible Developer

Position: Senior Ansible Developer (Level 3 / L3)

Location: Remote

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled L3 Senior Ansible Developer / Automation Engineer to join our team. In this senior role, you will act as a subject matter expert leading the design, architectural development, and optimization of enterprise-grade automation solutions. You will be responsible for defining automation standards, building complex multi-tier playbooks/collections, managing Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) / AWX infrastructure, and mentoring L1/L2 engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Development: Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, and dynamic inventory scripts following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Platform Management: Administer, scale, and maintain Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Ansible Tower, or AWX environments, including RBAC setup, execution environments, and credentials management.
• Custom Module & Integration Development: Develop custom Ansible modules, plugins, and filters using Python. Build REST API integrations to seamlessly connect Ansible with CI/CD pipelines, ITSM systems (ServiceNow/Jira), and monitoring tools.
• Troubleshooting & Escalation (L3): Act as the final escalation point for complex automation failures, execution environment issues, performance bottlenecks, and playbook debugging.
• Governance & Standards: Establish coding standards, security guardrails, vault encryption rules, and code review processes for the automation ecosystem.
• CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Integrate Ansible workflows into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps) for automated testing, linting, and deployment.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor L1 and L2 engineers, provide operational runbooks, and collaborate closely with cloud, networking, security, and infrastructure teams.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Experience: 6+ years of IT operations/DevOps experience, with 4+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in enterprise Ansible automation.
• Core Skills:
• Advanced proficiency in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), AWX, or Ansible Tower.
• Strong scripting skills in Python (for custom module development) and Bash/Shell/PowerShell.
• Mastery of YAML, Jinja2 templating, and custom inventory management.
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Hands-on experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD tools (GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience with API integrations (REST, OAuth, JSON/XML parsing).
• Security & Compliance: Proficiency with Ansible Vault, SSH key management, and security compliance automation.

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience automating public/hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Exposure to complementary IaC tools (Terraform).
• Certifications: Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).