Federal Ansible Automation Engineer for Modernization

Acuity, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 108,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & certification allowance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. is seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Engineer to design and maintain enterprise automation across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will work with cloud, cybersecurity, and systems teams to automate provisioning, configurations, deployments, and workflows to support modernization initiatives. The role requires 5+ years in automation and a strong background in Ansible, IaC, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 5+ years in systems engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, or automation.
• Hands-on Ansible development and support experience.
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows administration.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep).
• Experience with AWS; familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud.
• Scripting experience (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and reusable automation workflows.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, deployments, and operations across Linux, Windows, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Administer Ansible Automation Platform (Automation Controller/Tower) including inventories, credentials, and workflows.
• Integrate Ansible with AWS, Azure, VMware, Active Directory, ServiceNow, and other platforms.
• Support IaC initiatives using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, etc.
• Incorporate automation into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines using Git, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on system hardening and remediation.
• Troubleshoot failures, drift, and infrastructure issues; improve automation reliability.
• Create technical documentation, standards, and procedures.
• Automate manual processes with engineering and operations teams.

Skills

Ansible expertise

Automation engineering

CI/CD integration

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Cloud experience (AWS/Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

Git

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

Acuity, Inc. is seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Engineer to design and maintain enterprise automation across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will work with cloud, cybersecurity, and systems teams to automate provisioning, configurations, deployments, and workflows to support modernization initiatives. The role requires 5+ years in automation and a strong background in Ansible, IaC, and scripting.