Senior Ansible Automation Engineer — CI/CD & InfraOps Lead

High Tech Genesis Inc.; University City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

High Tech Genesis Inc. in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer – Ansible & DevOps to design, implement, and maintain automation for enterprise infrastructure.

You will automate critical maintenance, deployments, and recovery procedures while integrating with CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices. A strong background in Python, Linux, and API integrations is essential. The role emphasizes secure, auditable automation in production environments, with responsibilities spanning

Qualifications

• 6+ years of automation engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, or related field.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Strong experience with Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in Python scripting and Linux environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git-based version control, and API integrations.
• Demonstrated experience automating high-risk production maintenance, deployment, and recovery procedures.
• Strong understanding of automation testing, validation, rollback strategies, and operational controls.
• Ability to develop reliable, scalable, and maintainable automation solutions in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows to support enterprise infrastructure operations.
• Automate traffic-draining, patching, maintenance, system restarts, and software deployment processes.
• Integrate proxy and traffic-management controls with infrastructure maintenance and software release workflows.
• Develop automated pre-checks, post-checks, health validations, rollback procedures, and manual recovery processes to minimize operational risk.
• Integrate automation solutions with Jenkins and enterprise CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and execution.
• Implement automation best practices, including version control, testing, approval workflows, access controls, and audit requirements.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions and API integrations to support operational automation.
• Create clear operational documentation and runbooks that enable operations teams to execute automated procedures safely and consistently.
• Troubleshoot, enhance, and maintain existing automation solutions to improve reliability and operational efficiency.

Skills

Ansible

DevOps

Python

Linux

IaC

CI/CD

Tools

Jenkins

Git

APIs

Job description

High Tech Genesis Inc. in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer – Ansible & DevOps to design, implement, and maintain automation for enterprise infrastructure.

You will automate critical maintenance, deployments, and recovery procedures while integrating with CI/CD pipelines and IaC practices. A strong background in Python, Linux, and API integrations is essential. The role emphasizes secure, auditable automation in production environments, with responsibilities spanning