Remote Senior Automation Engineer - Ansible/ARIA Expert

Peraton

Reston (VA)

Remote

USD 86,000 - 138,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to design and implement scalable automation across infrastructure and platforms. You will develop Ansible playbooks, Python scripts, and RESTful APIs to orchestrate complex workflows in a secure enterprise environment.

The role supports remote work while aligning with agile teams and security requirements, including potential public trust clearance. Strong automation and scripting experience are essential.

Qualifications

U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain/maintain Public Trust clearance.
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or equivalent.
8+ years infrastructure automation experience with Ansible/Ansible Tower/AWX.
Experience building RESTful APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
Linux and Windows Server administration background.
Secure coding practices and banking/regulatory awareness is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end automation solutions with Ansible.
Develop RESTful APIs to orchestrate automation workflows.
Create automated scripts in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Build IaC and CI/CD pipelines with testing frameworks.
Collaborate in Agile/Scaled Agile teams and provide on-call coverage.
Produce runbooks and maintain knowledge base articles.

Skills

Ansible

Python

Bash

PowerShell

REST APIs

CI/CD

IaC

Linux

Windows

Agile

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

High School Diploma

Tools

ARIA/vRealize

Job description

The role supports remote work while aligning with agile teams and security requirements, including potential public trust clearance. Strong automation and scripting experience are essential.

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