Architect, Ansible - FSI

## Architect, Ansible - FSIApply:
Remote:
Remote US NC:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
R-060311

The Red Hat North America Financial Services Consulting team is looking for an experienced Architect specializing in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).In this customer-facing role, you will act as a trusted advisor to some of the largest banks, insurance companies, and capital markets firms worldwide, driving the adoption of enterprise-grade automation built on Ansible. You will work remotely and on-site to design, deliver, and operationalize resilient, secure, and reusable automation solutions that solve real business problems in highly regulated environments.

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* What you will do:

*** Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of complex Ansible Automation Platform solutions for Financial Services customers
* Translate regulatory, risk, availability, and operational requirements into scalable, secure, and reusable automation frameworks, playbooks, roles, and collections
* Serve as the primary technical point of contact and trusted advisor on automation strategy for assigned accounts
* Conduct scoping / pre-sales calls, discovery workshops, maturity assessments, and proof-of-concept engagements to identify and prioritize automation opportunities
* Build and deliver production-grade playbooks and content for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, compliance as code, security orchestration, and Day-2 operations
* Integrate AAP with customer ecosystems: public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP), VMware, network devices, ITSM (especially Service Now), CMDBs, identity systems, and secret management
* Troubleshoot complex, multi-system automation issues in production environments
* Mentor customer teams and junior Red Hat consultants on Ansible best practices, Git Ops, Event-Driven Ansible, and Dev Ops culture
* Contribute reusable assets (roles, collections, reference architectures) to Red Hat’s internal knowledge base and the broader Ansible community
* Maintain deep expertise in the AAP portfolio and stay current on new features (Automation Controller, Execution Environments, Private Automation Hub, Content Collections, Lightspeed, Event-Driven Ansible, etc.)
* Obtain and maintain at least two relevant active Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCE, Ansible Automation, Advanced Automation, Open Shift, etc.)  
** What you will brin
** g:
* 5+ years of hands-on enterprise IT experience in infrastructure, operations, or development
* 3+ years of deep production experience with Red Hat Ansible or upstream Ansible (writing complex playbooks, roles, custom modules, and collections)
* Proven track record designing and delivering enterprise automation solutions in large, regulated environments
* Strong experience with at least two legacy configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Salt Stack, or Power Shell DSC) – migration experience is a significant advantage
* Proficiency in Python, YAML, Bash, and infrastructure-as-code practices
* Solid understanding of modern Dev Ops tooling and practices (Git, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins/Git Lab CI/Git Hub Actions/Tekton, ArgoCD, etc.)
* Hands-on experience integrating automation with major public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization platforms
* Working knowledge of IT security and compliance fundamentals (CIS benchmarks, DISA STIGs, PCI-DSS, FFIEC, etc.)
* Excellent communication and presentation skills – comfortable engaging both engineers and C-level executives
* Demonstrated consulting delivery experience (scoping, workshop facilitation, statement-of-work creation, project execution)
Nice to have:
* Active Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
* Financial Services industry experience (banking,…