Requirements
- Automation Architecture: Strong background in architecting and delivering automation-first solutions across enterprise environments, especially cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
- Ansible Expertise: Deep experience with automation tools, including Ansible (required).
- Legacy Tooling: Familiarity with configuration management tools like Puppet, Chef, Salt, and PowerShell.
- Scripting: Proficiency in scripting and infrastructure-as-code languages, specifically Python, YAML, and Bash.
- Project Delivery: Proven success implementing solutions from design through delivery as part of project teams.
- Consulting Experience: Previous consulting experience, ideally within large-scale transformation or automation-focused initiatives.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Experience building or integrating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
- Containerization: Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms.
- Business Acumen: Solid understanding of the business case for automation in complex IT environments.
- Security Fundamentals: Working knowledge of security principles across infrastructure, OS, cloud, and hypervisors.
- Team Collaboration: Comfort working across distributed teams and open-source ecosystems.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to speak confidently with technical teams and executive leadership.
- Growth Mindset: Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and evolving with industry best practices.
Nice to Have
- Certifications: Active Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) credentials.
- Advanced Ansible: Experience with Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) and writing custom modules/plugins in Python.
- Legacy Migration: Proven track record of migrating enterprise workloads from Chef, Puppet, or SaltStack to Ansible Automation Platform.
- ITSM Integration: Experience integrating Ansible with ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools for ticketing and CMDB updates.
- Network Automation: Familiarity with automating network devices (Cisco, Arista, Juniper).
- Industry Context: Prior experience in the Financial Services industry (banking, trading, insurance) is a strong plus.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- This is a remote position with occasional travel to customer sites and can be based anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, ideally within proximity to a major airport. Candidates must reside in a state or province where Red Hat is registered to do business.
