Position: Senior Ansible Developer (Level 3 / L3)
Location: Remote

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled L3 Senior Ansible Developer / Automation Engineer to join our team. In this senior role, you will act as a subject matter expert leading the design, architectural development, and optimization of enterprise-grade automation solutions. You will be responsible for defining automation standards, building complex multi-tier playbooks/collections, managing Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) / AWX infrastructure, and mentoring L1/L2 engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Development: Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, and dynamic inventory scripts following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
Platform Management: Administer, scale, and maintain Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Ansible Tower, or AWX environments, including RBAC setup, execution environments, and credentials management.
Custom Module & Integration Development: Develop custom Ansible modules, plugins,



and filters using Python. Build REST API integrations to seamlessly connect Ansible with CI/CD pipelines, ITSM systems (ServiceNow/Jira), and monitoring tools.
Troubleshooting & Escalation (L3): Act as the final escalation point for complex automation failures, execution setting issues, performance bottlenecks, and playbook debugging.
Governance & Standards: Establish coding standards, security guardrails, vault encryption rules, and code review processes for the automation ecosystem.
CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Integrate Ansible workflows into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps) for automated testing, linting, and deployment.
Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor L1 and L2 engineers, provide operational runbooks, and collaborate closely with cloud, networking, security, and infrastructure teams.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Experience: 6+ years of IT operations/DevOps

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