Junior Ansible​/OpenShift Automation Engineer remote

We 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.

• 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