Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-20
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Job Number: R0242459
Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer
The Opportunity:
We re looking for a Linux engineer and automation specialist to help us design, deploy, and grow automated solutions for an enterprise environment that is actively modernizing.
As a Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer on our project, you ll be on the ground floor of building something meaningful by developing automation frameworks, establishing best practices, and laying the foundation for scalable infrastructure in a mission-critical environment. You ll provide the customer with insight into their Linux environments through automated monitoring, system hardening, configuration management, and performance optimization. You ll work closely with mission partners and various stakeholders to understand their current pain points and translate them into automation solutions that reduce manual effort and operational risk.
Your technical expertise will be vital as you identify where automation can make the biggest immediate impact while keeping an eye on long-term architecture. You ll help your team better understand what s possible by turning early wins into repeatable methodologies and communicating their value to leadership.
We focus on growing as a team, so you ll share your expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help others embrace a culture of automation. As a technical leader, you ll have a real voice in how this capability evolves, including identifying new opportunities to expand coverage and mature the program as your customers needs grow. This position is located in Reston, Virginia.
Join us. The world can t wait.
You Have:
- 5+ years of experience administering Linux-based environments such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Experience managing configuration at scale using Ansible, including enforcing consistent system state across large inventories, detecting and correcting configuration drift, and writing idempotent playbooks
- Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Puppet, or Chef
- Experience with Bash, Python, or Power Shell
- Experience managing systems within U.S. federal government or DoD enterprise IT environments, including security compliance and vulnerability management frameworks such as STIG, RMF, or NIST
- Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
- Associate s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Bachelor s degree and 3+ years, or Master s degree and 1+ years
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as Security+, CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP within 30 days of start date
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support (CSSP-IS) Certification, including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND, within 30 days of start date
Nice If You Have:
- Experience with VMware vSphere administration and managing virtual machines
- Experience in Kubernetes, container platform operations, cluster lifecycle management, workload orchestration
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Net App storage solutions and designing or maintaining enterprise backup and recovery solutions
- Knowledge of version control concepts and Git
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation:
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen s benefit programs.
The posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Salary for this position ranges from $86,800 to $198,000.
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