Remote Infrastructure Automation Engineer - AAP Expert

MSR Technology Group; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MSR Technology Group is seeking a Software Engineer to own and advance the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) in a large distributed environment. This role emphasizes platform engineering and end-to-end administration rather than just using Ansible.

You will design scalable automation, build reusable Playbooks and pipelines, and collaborate across infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams. Remote work with strong Python/Go skills and a passion for reliability is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) in enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go, Shell scripting, Linux, REST APIs, Git, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience deploying AAP from scratch, including multi-node and high-availability configurations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and DevOps/CI-CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain enterprise infrastructure automation solutions using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including Automation Controller, Automation Hub, Execution Environments, Workflow Templates, and Job Templates.
• Develop reusable Ansible Playbooks, Roles, Collections, and Python automation to automate provisioning, configuration management, patching, compliance, monitoring, and operational workflows.
• Build REST API integrations and automation frameworks to integrate with enterprise platforms, cloud services, ITSM tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, compute, networking, cloud, and platform engineering teams to automate infrastructure lifecycle management across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex automation and infrastructure issues, perform code reviews, testing, validation, and deployments, and maintain technical documentation and automation best practices.
• Utilize Git, YAML, Jinja2, Shell scripting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux administration, and DevOps practices to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable automation solutions.
• Support automation for AWS, Azure, or GCP environments, monitoring and observability platforms, and enterprise infrastructure while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

Python

Go

Shell scripting

Linux

REST APIs

Git

IaC

Ansible (AAP)

Troubleshooting

Communication

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or equivalent

Tools

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

ansible-builder

Automation Hub

Execution Environments

Git

YAML

Jinja2

LDAP/AD integration tools

Job description

MSR Technology Group is seeking a Software Engineer to own and advance the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) in a large distributed environment. This role emphasizes platform engineering and end-to-end administration rather than just using Ansible.

You will design scalable automation, build reusable Playbooks and pipelines, and collaborate across infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams. Remote work with strong Python/Go skills and a passion for reliability is required.