Job Summary: A mid-level professional specialized in infrastructure automation, developing playbooks and standardizing environments using Ansible to ensure efficiency in IT processes. Key Highlights: 1. Collaborative engagement to elevate the organization's DevOps maturity level. 2. Responsible for robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure automation. 3. Development and maintenance of Ansible playbooks and roles. **Description and Responsibilities:** **Schedule:** Hybrid **Level:** Professional **Employment Type:** Independent Contractor (PJ) **Profile Summary:** A mid-level professional specialized in infrastructure automation, playbook development, and environment standardization using Ansible. Responsible for implementing robust, scalable, and secure automations, ensuring efficiency in provisioning, configuration, deployments, and maintenance of Linux and cloud environments. Collaborates closely with development, operations, and security teams to elevate the organization's DevOps maturity level. **Responsibilities** * Develop, review, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and collections for server, application, network, and service automation. * Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes, ensuring standardization and reduction of human error. * Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines integrated with Ansible automations. * Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and, where applicable, Terraform. * Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve deployment workflows and automation governance. * Support troubleshooting of automated environments, pipeline errors, integration failures, and configuration issues. * Document automations, standards, versions, and best practices. * Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, environment optimization, and cost reduction through automation. * Ensure automations comply with security requirements, regulatory compliance, and access segregation. **Scope of the Role** * Automate Linux environments, applications, and pipelines. * Develop standardized and reusable automations using Ansible. * Support CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery processes. * Integrate automations with cloud environments, containers, and enterprise tools. * Participate in DevOps, modernization, and Infrastructure-as-Code projects. Remote, hybrid, or on-site work model, depending on business needs. * **Requirements:** * Proven experience creating automations and developing Ansible playbooks. * Comprehensive experience in DevOps, SRE, or Linux administration with a focus on automation. * Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containers, cloud platforms, and Infrastructure-as-Code. * Real-world experience in enterprise environments, including automated deployments, large-scale configurations, and environment standardization. Required Technical Knowledge: Automation (Primary) * Proficiency in Ansible: * Development of complex playbooks * Creation of roles and collections * Operation with Ansible Tower / Automation Platform * Dynamic inventories * Version control using Git. * Systems and Infrastructure * Strong Linux knowledge (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu) * Hardening, services, troubleshooting, logs. * Cloud and Containers * Docker (image creation, troubleshooting) * Kubernetes or OpenShift (general concepts and basic deployments) * Desirable knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Scripting * Advanced Shell Scripting * Python (desirable) Desirable Certifications * Red Hat EX407 – Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation * Or equivalent industry certification demonstrating proficiency in Ansible automation. * RHCSA (EX200) * RHCE (EX300) * Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD) * HashiCorp Terraform Associate Behavioral Competencies * Attention to detail and organizational skills. * Strong technical communication and documentation ability. * Proactive identification of improvements and process automation opportunities. * Collaborative mindset, oriented toward multidisciplinary teams. * Analytical capability and ability to resolve complex problems. * Vision for scalability, governance, and DevOps best practices. **Benefits:** No benefits specified