Ansible Automation Engineer

Vantage Point Consulting Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 61,992 - 68,880; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consulting firm based in Cincinnati is seeking an experienced Automation Consultant to enhance infrastructure automation. You will design and implement solutions using Ansible and VMware, ensuring seamless operations across various environments. Ideal candidates have strong skills in DevOps methodologies, along with experience in API development and extensive interaction with cloud and virtualization technologies. This is a mid-senior level contract role offering competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in architecting complex solutions using Ansible.
• Intermediate scripting skills in Bash or Python.
• Knowledge of Linux internals and DevOps methodologies.
• Practical experience with virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation solutions for infrastructure.
• Integrate automation with monitoring and storage systems.
• Work with distributed teams on open-source projects.

Skills

Ansible

VMware

API development and integration

SQL

NoSQL

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

Git

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Summary

Client team is looking for an experienced Automation Consultant with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, VMware, and Ansible to join our team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and implement automation solutions to streamline infrastructure operations across virtualized, on‑premises, and cloud environments. This role requires hands‑on experience in Ansible‑based automation, VMware orchestration, and backup and storage automation, along with a deep understanding of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Solid understanding of config management tools like Ansible, Chef
• Should have used Ansible for task automation, IT orchestration, running tasks in sequence and creating a chain of events across multiple servers or devices, configuration management, application deployment,
• In this role, responsibility for planning, design, creation, delivery, implementation, maintenance, and support of user workflows implemented in Ansible by Red Hat and other configuration management tools.
• Expertise in API development and integration
• Ability to work with SQL and NoSQL DBs – MySQL, Mongo, PostgreSQL etc.
• Comfortable working with YAML files and playbook creation in YAML
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure automation tools (Terraform) and container platforms (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Integrate automation workflows with backup, monitoring, and storage systems to ensure operational consistency and reliability.

Required Skills

• Background in architecting and designing complex customer solutions in a rapidly evolving technology domain using Ansible
• Intermediate‑level scripting in Bash or Python
• Direct experience with provisioning, orchestration, packages, services, configuration, and deployment using Ansible by Red Hat
• Practical experience writing Ansible by Red Hat playbooks
• Demonstrated understanding of Linux internals
• Use of solid understanding of DevOps methodologies and tools within target organizations
• Experience with Git, GitHub, and Jenkins
• Experience working with distributed teams, delivering enterprise quality software, and working on open‑source projects
• Good balance of strategic and tactical skills; high level of mental agility and capacity for original thought
• Ability to study on your own and quickly learn and apply new facts
• Passion for open source, software, tooling, and automation
• Experience implementing a continuous integration (CI) or continuous development (CD) pipeline
• Broad and deep technical experience with virtualization and cloud technologies like Red Hat OpenStack, Red Hat Virtualization, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper‑V, AWS, or Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of container management and orchestration tools
• Comfortable working with highly distributed teams, including interaction with open‑source communities via email and IRC
• Familiarity with security fundamentals at the infrastructure and operating system level, including cloud environment and hypervisors

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross‑functional and global teams.
• Self‑motivated and proactive with a passion for automation and continuous improvement.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to emerging technologies and tools.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Pay Range

Base pay: $45.00/hr - $50.00/hr