Ansible Automation Platform Engineer

Job Description
Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Engineer

Experienced Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Engineer responsible for managing, scaling, and delivering enterprise automation solutions. The role includes platform administration, infrastructure automation, CI/CD integration, and cross-team collaboration to enable standardized, secure, and reusable automation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Ansible Automation Platform components (Controller, Automation Hub, Execution Environments)
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible playbooks, roles, workflows, and collections
• Manage code lifecycle (development, testing, promotion to production) using Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Build automation scripts using Python and Shell scripting
• Automate server provisioning, configuration management, and system connectivity
• Integrate AAP with REST APIs, ITSM tools, monitoring systems, and CI/CD platforms
• Support onboarding of automation use cases across multiple teams
• Implement secure, compliant, and scalable automation practices
• Perform troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization for automation workflows

Required Skills

Mandatory Skills

• Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) strong hands-on experience
• Ansible development (Playbooks, Roles, Workflows, Collections)
• Python scripting and Shell scripting
• Git/SCM tools (branching, merging, pull requests)
• Linux system administration (networking, storage, troubleshooting)
• Networking fundamentals (SSH, TCP/IP, server connectivity)

Technical Skills

• AAP architecture (Controller, Automation Hub, Execution Environments)
• Containerization (Docker, Podman, Execution Environment creation)
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops)
• REST API integration
• JSON and YAML data handling
• Security implementation (RBAC, Ansible Vault, LDAP, SSO)
• Debugging, logging, and automation issue resolution
• Jinja2 templating

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• Windows automation
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Kubernetes or Open Shift exposure

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to work in cross-functional, fast-paced environments

Certifications (Preferred)

• RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer Ansible)
• Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation