RQ00219 - Sr. Automation Solution Consultant

RQ00219 - Sr. Automation Solution Consultant

6+ month contracy (133 business days) - possible extension

REMOTE – 4 p.m. and 12:00 am shift (preference)

• 7+ years of hands-on Ansible automation experience in production environments.
• 7+ years Windows Server 2012, 2019 and 2022
• 7+ years Power Shell (Windows automation)
• 7+ years Bash or shell scripting (Linux automation)
• 7+ years Enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, or equivalent)

• Public Sector Experience
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Microsoft Windows Server or Azure certifications.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or equivalent Linux certification.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation certification.
• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent.

A Senior Ansible Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives within a large enterprise IT operations environment. This role is responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions that improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency across enterprise Windows and Linux server infrastructure.

The successful candidate will combine deep Ansible automation expertise with advanced systems administration experience across Windows Server (2019/2022) and enterprise Linux platforms, supporting large-scale operational environments with strong governance, reliability, and compliance requirements.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on reducing manual operational work through automation while ensuring stability, security, and scalability of production systems.

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade automation using Ansible across Windows and Linux environments.
• Build reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, inventories, and automation frameworks aligned with enterprise standards.
• Establish automation governance, coding standards, and reusable automation patterns, while maintaining source-controlled automation repositories and documentation.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, compliance enforcement, and operational workflows, reducing manual administration across the enterprise.
• Lead the transition from manual administration to automation-first operations.
• Design and implement phased patch deployment strategies (Dev Test UAT Production) ensuring environment promotion discipline.
• Automate end-to-end patch lifecycle management using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager APIs, Power Shell modules, WSUS integration, and ADR (Automatic Deployment Rules).
• Automate maintenance window execution, change sequencing, pre- and post-deployment validation, rollback procedures, and compliance verification aligned with enterprise ITIL processes.
• Build approval-gated promotion pipelines with reporting dashboards to ensure auditability, production stability, and compliance adherence.
• Optimize patch baselines, supersedence management, deployment scheduling, and automated remediation workflows for large-scale server environments.

• Design and implement event-driven automation workflows triggered by enterprise monitoring platforms (e.g., Micro Focus Operations Bridge or equivalent).
• Integrate monitoring systems with automation frameworks and ITSM platforms (e.g., Service Now) using REST APIs and webhooks.
• Develop automated remediation runbooks for threshold-based and binary alerts to reduce manual NOC intervention.
• Implement closed-loop automation, including automated ticket creation, status updates, and event resolution feedback.
• Define alert correlation, suppression logic, and escalation workflows aligned with enterprise operational standards.
• Continuously optimize event noise reduction and improve mean time to resolution (MTTR) through intelligent automation.

• Provide senior-level administration and support for Windows Server 2019 and 2022 environments.
• Manage server lifecycle activities including provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Administer and troubleshoot:
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• DNS, DHCP, and core enterprise services
• File and application…