Junior Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineer remote
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601, USA
Listed on 2026-10-29
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IT/Tech
IT Infrastructure, Unix/Linux, Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Duration 7 Months
Start Date ASAP
Location remote, USA (Remote)
100% remote
Junior Ansible/Open Shift Automation EngineerWe are seeking an Ansible/Open Shift Automation Engineer to design, implement, and support air-gapped, classified Open Shift Container Platform environments. The role blends Ansible expertise with Open Shift implementation and other related topics, such as security-hardening (STIG/NIST) and the ability to automate Windows workloads via Kube Virt. The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Ansible/Open Shift Automation Engineers, Platform Engineering, Security, and Network teams to deliver a secure, repeatable, and compliant container platform for mission-critical defense applications.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, test, and maintain reusable Ansible Collections, playbooks, roles, and custom modules for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Engineer disconnected/air-gapped Open Shift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x installations: repository mirroring, registry pull-through, Satellite/Content Delivery, and secure image management
- Integrate Ansible automation with Open Shift Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), Open Shift Git Ops to drive end-to-end CI/CD
- Build and maintain Helm v3 charts and associated Git Ops manifests for enterprise-grade applications
- Provision and configure Windows VM workloads via Kube Virt, including domain join, driver installation, and post-provision hardening (Power Shell/Ansible)
- Author comprehensive runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation (Ansible docs, cluster diagrams, security checklists)
- Troubleshoot complex failures across the stack:
Ansible playbook errors, Open Shift control-plane issues, networking (OVN-k, SR-IOV), storage (Ceph/ODF), and container runtime problems - Develop system administration jobs and runbooks in Bash or Python
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear runbooks, SOPs, and compliance documentation
- Cooperative and collaborative experience with remote, distributed teams
- 2+ years of professional IT experience; 1+ years focused on Ansible automation at enterprise scale
- Experience with Open Shift Container Platform 4.x - installation, upgrade, post-install configuration, and day-2 operations
- Familiarity with deployment of Open Shift in mission critical environments
- Experience with a scripting language such as Python and Bash or Power Shell; comfortable writing custom Ansible modules and CLI tools
- Experience with Helm v3 chart development and management in Git Ops workflows
- Familiarity with Kube Virt, Windows VM provisioning, and virtualization drivers
- Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning, networking, and storage
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools:
Argo CD, Git Ops Operator, Open Shift Pipelines, Jenkins/Git Lab - Experience with Automation orchestration tools such as Rundeck
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience preferred
- U.S. citizenship required
Pay Range - 45-55/hr/hr
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