Role & seniority: DevOps Infrastructure Automation Engineer (experienced Automation Consultant)

Stack/tools: Ansible (Red Hat), VMware vSphere, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS/Azure, OpenStack, Linux (internals), Python/Bash/PowerShell, YAML, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD, API development/integration, SQL/NoSQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

Top 3 responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement infrastructure automation across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments (IaC, orchestration, configuration management)
Create and maintain Ansible playbooks, manage task orchestration, deployment, and workflow automation; integrate with backup, monitoring, and storage systems
Develop and integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and disparate data stores; ensure operational consistency and reliability

Must-have skills

Strong Ansible expertise (designing/implementing playbooks, provisioning, orchestration, configuration/deployment)
Solid Linux knowledge; scripting in Bash/Python; YAML proficiency
Experience with virtualization/cloud technologies (VMware, OpenStack, AWS/Azure), and container tools (Docker/Kubernetes)
SDLC, Git/GitHub, Jenkins; automation at scale; working with distributed teams

Nice-to-haves

Terraform and other cloud automation tools; security fundamentals for infrastructure
Open-source contributions or experience with open-source tooling
Experience with backup/storage automation and API integration
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Full Description

Role: DevOps Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH/Atlanta, GA (Onsite)

Employment type: Contract

Job summary The client is looking for an experienced Automation Consultant with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, VMware, and Ansible to join our team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and implement automation solutions to streamline infrastructure operations across virtualized, on-premise, and cloud environments. This role requires hands-on experience in Ansible-based automation, VMware orchestration, and backup and storage automation, along with a deep understanding of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.

Primary job responsibilities

Proficient in scripting languages like Python, JavaScript (NodeJS), PowerShell and other programming languages
Solid understanding of config management tools like Ansible and Chef
Should have used Ansible for task automation. IT orchestration, where you have to run tasks in sequence and create a chain of events that must happen on several different servers or devices. configuration management, application deployment,
In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, design, creation, delivery, implementation, maintenance, and support of user workflows implemented in Ansible by Red Hat and other configuration management tools.
Expertise in API development and integration
Ability to work with SQL and NoSQL DBs—MySQL, Mongo, PostgreSQL etc.
Comfortable working with YAML files and playbook creation in YAML files
Understanding of cloud infrastructure automation tools (Terraform), container platforms (e.g., Docker), and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Integrate automation workflows with backup, monitoring, and storage systems to ensure operational consistency and reliability.

Required skills

Background in architecting and designing complex customer solutions in a rapidly evolving technology domain using Ansible
Intermediate-level scripting in Bash or Python
Direct experience with provisioning, orchestration, packages, services, configuration, and deployment using Ansible by Red Hat
Practical experience writing Ansible by Red Hat playbooks
Demonstrated understanding of Linux internals
You will also need to use your solid understanding of DevOps methodologies and tools to apply them within target organizations.
Good software development life cycle (SDLC) skills
Experience with Git, GitHub, and Jenkins
Experience working with distributed teams, delivering enterprise-quality software, and working on open-source software projects

DevOps Automation Engineer