We are seeking an Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineer to design, implement, and support air-gapped, classified OpenShift Container Platform environments.
The role blends Ansible expertise with OpenShift implementation and other related topics, such as security-hardening (STIG/NIST) and the ability to automate Windows workloads via KubeVirt.
The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineers, Platform Engineering, Security, and Network teams to deliver a secure, repeatable, and compliant container platform for mission-critical defense applications.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Design, develop, test, and maintain reusable Ansible Collections, playbooks, roles, and custom modules for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Engineer disconnected/air-gapped OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x installations: repository mirroring, registry pull-through, Satellite/Content Delivery, and secure image management
- Integrate Ansible automation with OpenShift Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), OpenShift GitOps to drive end-to-end CI/CD
- Build and maintain Helm v3 charts and associated GitOps manifests for enterprise-grade applications
- Provision and configure Windows VM workloads via KubeVirt, including domain join, driver installation, and post-provision hardening (PowerShell/Ansible)
- Author comprehensive runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation (Ansible docs, cluster diagrams, security checklists)
- Troubleshoot complex failures across the stack: Ansible playbook errors, OpenShift control-plane issues, networking (OVN-k, SR-IOV), storage (Ceph/ODF), and container runtime problems
- Develop system administration jobs and runbooks in Bash or Python
Qualifications to include at least some of the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear runbooks, SOPs, and compliance documentation
- Cooperative and collaborative experience with remote, distributed teams
- 2+ years of professional IT experience; 1+ years focused on Ansible automation at enterprise scale
- Experience with OpenShift Container Platform 4.x installation, upgrade, post-install configuration, and day-2 operations
- Familiarity with deployment of OpenShift in mission critical environments
- Experience with a scripting language such as Python and Bash or PowerShell; comfortable writing custom Ansible modules and CLI tools
- Experience with Helm v3 chart development and management in GitOps workflows
- Familiarity with KubeVirt, Windows VM provisioning, and virtualization drivers
- Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning, networking, and storage
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools: Argo CD, GitOps Operator, OpenShift Pipelines, Jenkins/GitLab
- Experience with Automation orchestration tools such as Rundeck
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience preferred
- U.S. citizenship required
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
Remote
IR35 Status:
Not specified
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Mid-Level