Ansible Engineer (Hybrid Remote)

This position is 3 days per week remote / work from home.
Salary: $125,000 - 145,000/year
We are seeking a highly skilled Ansible Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated infrastructure and configuration management solutions in support of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) programs. This role will focus on building secure, scalable, and compliant automation using Ansible playbooks to manage complex enterprise environments across classified and unclassified networks. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with infrastructure automation, strong knowledge of DoD security requirements, and a deep understanding of DevSecOps principles in regulated environments.

Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, test, and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles to automate system configuration, patching, deployment, and compliance enforcement.
• Develop reusable automation frameworks aligned with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Automate provisioning and configuration of Linux and Windows systems in enterprise DoD environments.
• Integrate automation workflows with CI/CD pipelines.
• Support automation across hybrid environments (on-premises, private cloud, and DoD cloud environments such as AWS GovCloud or Azure Government).
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevOps teams to implement automated solutions.
• Implement automation in compliance with DoD cybersecurity requirements including:
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) STIGs
• Risk Management Framework (RMF) controls
• Develop playbooks that enforce system hardening baselines and configuration drift remediation.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation and technical validation efforts.
• Ensure secure credential management and integration with enterprise identity solutions.
• Integrate Ansible automation with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Support containerized environments and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Maintain version control and automated testing of playbooks.
• Document automation architecture, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in design reviews and technical planning sessions.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.
• Support incident response and troubleshooting related to automation systems.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Experience supporting DoD or federal government environments.
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration.
• Experience implementing automation in secure, STIG-hardened environments.
• Active DoD Secret clearance (or ability to obtain).