Ansible Automation Engineer

Job Description

Description

This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2.2.1 contract. The candidate will be responsible for the development of automation solutions utilizing Ansible Core and Ansible Tower.  The candidate will work as part of a team automating distributed data center infrastructure and cloud solutions.

The position may allow temporary hybrid remote work due to Covid-19.  Position may be called back onsite at any time at the customer's request.

Description of Duties

Execute the duties and responsibilities as a member of the Global IT Modernization (GITM) Virtual Infrastructure Team (VI) at the DOS IRM bureau. 

• Develop Ansible playbooks and modules.
• Work collaboratively with the GITM engineering team to create and deploy Ansible solutions for a distributed data center infrastructure environment.
• Administer Ansible infrastructure, perform maintenance and configuration and provide SME level support.
• Provide technical support to GITM Ops concerning automation solution usage.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in our dev, test, and production environments.
• Update system and process documentation and user guides as needed diagrams and SOPs as needed.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with Ansible Core and Ansible Tower. (Experience with Ansible strongly preferred, however open to other DevOps (Chef, Salt, Puppet) tools experience).
• Strong experience coding and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Batch files, etc.)
• Strong experience with RHEL 6, RHEL 7, Windows 2012 and Windows 2016 System Administration.
• Strong knowledge of Source Code Control Systems (Git).
• Experience leading system integration projects as the technical lead.
• Experience working with customers to capture/document requirements.

Required Clearance

• US Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance

Desired Experience, Skills, & Attributes

• Strong background in VMWare administration.
• Knowledge of VMWare Integrated Openstack or Openstack.
• Experience with Citrix 6.x or greater.
• Cloud technologies with an emphasis on Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service architecture (BluePrints, etc)
• LAN/WAN networking experience.
• Windows 2020 and Windows 2022 experience
• Experience with Windows Server Administration and Active Directory expertise

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.