Automation Engineer Ansible & Terraform — F5 BIG-IP
(Dev Ops Eng).
Job Description: We are looking for an engineer to automate and extend F5 BIG-IP configurations and cloud deployments using Ansible. The role involves developing playbooks and custom modules, integrating Jira with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) via Event-Driven Ansible (EDA), managing WAF policies, and setting up observability in GCP/Azure and Splunk. We would also expect candidate to have knowledge and experience on developing new Terraform resources/data sources, fixing provider bugs, improving tests and documentation, and integrating with F5 BIG-IP APIs such as iControl REST, AS3, DO, LTM, GTM, Network, System, and AWAF/ASM features.
Responsibilities Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and custom modules for F5 BIG-IP. Build or update Terraform resources and data sources Troubleshoot configuration drift, CRUD lifecycle issues, import behavior, and acceptance tests. Write unit and acceptance tests against BIG-IP environments. Build Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) rulebooks triggered by Jira webhooks to automate workflows in AAP. Integrate with F5 BIG-IP APIs using AS3, DO, tmsh, LTM, GTM, and AWAF/ASM features. Work with F5 Virtual Editions (VE) and networking in GCP and Azure. Set up observability, logging, and monitoring using Splunk and native cloud systems.



Support releases, CI/CD, linting, and dependency updates. Troubleshoot end-to-end application traffic paths (Virtual Servers to backend pool members). Write Bash scripts and manage Git workflows (PRs, reviews, CI/CD).
Required Skills Robust Ansible development experience (Playbooks, Roles, Collections, AAP). Experience with Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) and webhook integrations. Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS, ASM/AWAF, AS3, DO). Networking knowledge: virtual servers, pools, monitors, routing, SSL profiles, load balancing. Experience developing or maintaining Terraform Providers Familiarity with REST APIs and JSON. Good understanding of Terraform concepts: resources, data sources, schemas, state, importers, diff suppression, lifecycle behavior. Cloud networking experience in GCP and/or Azure. Experience with observability tools: Splunk and native cloud logging/monitoring. Proficiency in Git and Bash scripting.
Nice to Have Python development experience (for custom Ansible modules). F5 certification or production BIG-IP administration experience. Experience with Hashi Corp Terraform Plugin SDK Red Hat Ansible certifications. Knowledge of Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or Jenkins. Experience debugging provider acceptance tests

📌 Automation Engineer Ansible & Terraform (Bengaluru)
🏢 Intelligenz IT
📍 Bengaluru