Automation Solution Consultant - Senior JP219

P@thlion Staffing Careers; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

P@thlion Staffing Careers seeks a Senior Ansible Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives across a large enterprise IT operations environment. You will design, implement, and optimize Ansible-based solutions for Windows and Linux server infrastructure.

The role combines hands-on automation with governance, security, and reliability requirements to reduce manual toil and improve production stability at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-grade automation with Ansible.
• Strong Windows Server (2019/2022) and Linux platform knowledge.
• Experience with automation governance and ITIL-aligned processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade automation using Ansible.
• Build reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, inventories, and frameworks.
• Establish automation governance and coding standards.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and compliance workflows.
• Lead transition to automation-first operations.
• Design phased patch deployment strategies with promotion discipline.
• Automate patch lifecycle management using SCCM APIs, PowerShell, WSUS, ADR.
• Create approval-gated promotion pipelines with dashboards for auditability.

Tools

Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager

WSUS

ADR (Automatic Deployment Rules)

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Ansible Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives within a large enterprise IT operations environment. This role is responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions that improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency across enterprise Windows and Linux server infrastructure.

The successful candidate will combine deep Ansible automation expertise with advanced systems administration experience across Windows Server (2019/2022) and enterprise Linux platforms, supporting large-scale operational environments with strong governance, reliability, and compliance requirements.

This is a hands‑on technical role focused on reducing manual operational work through automation while ensuring stability, security, and scalability of production systems.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Automation & Standardization

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade automation using Ansible across Windows and Linux environments.
• Build reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, inventories, and automation frameworks aligned with enterprise standards.
• Establish automation governance, coding standards, and reusable automation patterns, while maintaining source‑controlled automation repositories and documentation.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, compliance enforcement, and operational workflows, reducing manual administration across the enterprise.
• Lead the transition from manual administration to automation‑first operations.
• Design and implement phased patch deployment strategies (Dev Test UAT Production) ensuring environment promotion discipline.
• Automate end‑to‑end patch lifecycle management using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager APIs, PowerShell modules, WSUS integration, and ADR (Automatic Deployment Rules).
• Automate maintenance window execution, change sequencing, pre- and post‑deployment validation, rollback procedures, and compliance verification aligned with enterprise ITIL processes.
• Build approval‑gated promotion pipelines with reporting dashboards to ensure auditability, production stability, and compliance adherence.
• Optimize patch baselines, supersedence management, deployment scheduling, and automated remediation workflows for large‑scale server environments.