Linux & Ansible Automation Engineer - Active TS/SCI
Core
Developing automation frameworks, establishing best practices, and laying the foundation for scalable infrastructure in a mission-critical environment while providing insight into Linux environments through automated monitoring, system hardening, configuration management, and performance optimization.
Role type
Senior Linux & Ansible Automation Engineer
Builds
Scalable infrastructure automation frameworks and hardened Linux environments for mission-critical DoD/IC clients
Domain
U.S. federal government / DoD enterprise IT / Cybersecurity
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Linux administration (RHEL), Ansible configuration management, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Salt, Puppet, Chef), Bash/Python/PowerShell scripting, security compliance (STIG, RMF, NIST), virtualization (VMware vSphere), container operations (Kubernetes), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enterprise backup/recovery (NetApp), version control (Git)
Preferred skills
None explicitly stated as preferred
Technologies
Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Puppet, Chef, VMware vSphere, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, NetApp, Git
Responsibilities
Develop automation frameworks for scalable infrastructure; enforce consistent system state across large inventories; detect and correct configuration drift; write idempotent playbooks; manage systems within U.S. federal government or DoD enterprise IT environments; identify automation opportunities to reduce manual effort and operational risk; translate stakeholder pain points into automation solutions; turn early wins into repeatable methodologies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
