AI-Driven Ansible Automation Lead (Onsite Chicago)

EAPPS TECH LLC dba Magicforce; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 171,924,000 - 229,233,000; Full time

Job summary

EAPPS TECH LLC dba Magicforce is seeking an Ansible AI Engineer Lead for a contract role in Chicago, IL (Day 1 onsite). The role focuses on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.x automation with AI-assisted workflow creation and optimization, plus infrastructure provisioning use cases.

You will build and manage Ansible-based solutions, collaborate with REST APIs, ServiceNow, CI/CD, and GitOps, and use Claude Code for AI-assisted code generation, refactoring, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.x is required.
• Strong hands-on with Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and workflow templates.
• Experience implementing configuration management and configuration as code.
• Proven track record in infrastructure automation, server build and provisioning.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, GitOps, and GitHub-based automation lifecycles.
• Proficient in Python scripting, YAML, and Jinja2 for automation logic.
• REST API integration and API-based orchestration experience.
• Experience administering Automation Controller and Automation Hub.
• Knowledge of Event-Driven Ansible and AI-assisted development tools.
• Familiar with ServiceNow integration and ITSM workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop Ansible playbooks and structure automation using roles, collections, and workflow templates.
• Implement configuration management and configuration as code across environments.
• Deliver infrastructure automation including server build and provisioning.
• Automate configuration drift remediation and OS/middleware configuration.
• Create automation for patching, compliance, and operational task automation.
• Build self-service automation capabilities and CI/CD integration.
• Support Git/GitHub based automation lifecycle aligned with GitOps practices.
• Utilize Claude Code for AI-assisted code generation and documentation.
• Apply prompt engineering for infrastructure automation and AI-assisted development.
• Collaborate on integration with ServiceNow and REST APIs.

Skills

Ansible AAP

Playbook development

Roles & collections

Configuration management

Config as code

Infra automation

Server provisioning

GitHub automation

CI/CD

GitOps

Python scripting

YAML

Jinja2

REST API

Automation Controller

Automation Hub

Event-Driven Ansible

Claude Code

Prompt engineering

ServiceNow integration

API orchestration

ITSM integration

Job description

EAPPS TECH LLC dba Magicforce is seeking an Ansible AI Engineer Lead for a contract role in Chicago, IL (Day 1 onsite). The role focuses on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.x automation with AI-assisted workflow creation and optimization, plus infrastructure provisioning use cases.

You will build and manage Ansible-based solutions, collaborate with REST APIs, ServiceNow, CI/CD, and GitOps, and use Claude Code for AI-assisted code generation, refactoring, and documentation.