Senior Ansible Automation Engineer / DevOps Test Lead

Resource Logistics, Inc.; Saint Louis (MI); On-site; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Resource Logistics, Inc. seeks a Senior Ansible Automation Engineer / DevOps Test Lead in St. Louis, MO, to own automation of production maintenance and deployment workflows onsite.

You will design and maintain Ansible playbooks, integrate Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines, and build reliable validation, rollback, and audit procedures.

Strong Python and Linux scripting skills, IaC practices, and Git-based workflows are required to ensure safe, repeatable deployments.

Qualifications

• Advanced hands-on experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Strong experience with Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux/Unix scripting.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git workflows, and API integrations.
• Experience automating production maintenance, patching, deployment, and recovery procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Ansible playbooks and automation workflows.
• Automate traffic draining, server maintenance, patching, IPL/restart, and software deployment processes.
• Integrate proxy controls with infrastructure maintenance and release workflows.
• Develop pre-checks, post-checks, health validations, rollback procedures, and manual fallback mechanisms.
• Integrate automation workflows with Jenkins and enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement Git-based version control, testing, approval workflows, access controls, and audit standards.
• Develop operational runbooks for BizOps teams to execute safely.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, network, and operations teams to improve production stability.

Skills

Ansible

Jenkins

Python

Linux scripting

IaC

Tools

Git

APIs

Job description

Senior Ansible Automation Engineer / DevOps Test Lead

Location: St. Louis, MI (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Automation Engineer (Test Lead) with strong expertise in Ansible, Jenkins, Python, and Linux automation. The ideal candidate will automate production maintenance, patching, software deployments, system restarts, validation, and recovery workflows to ensure safe, repeatable, and auditable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Ansible playbooks and automation workflows.
• Automate traffic draining, server maintenance, patching, IPL/restart, and software deployment processes.
• Integrate proxy controls with infrastructure maintenance and release workflows.
• Develop pre-checks, post-checks, health validations, rollback procedures, and manual fallback mechanisms.
• Integrate automation workflows with Jenkins and enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement Git-based version control, testing, approval workflows, access controls, and audit standards.
• Develop operational runbooks that Business Operations (BizOps) teams can execute safely.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, network, and operations teams to improve production stability.

Required Skills

• Advanced hands-on experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Strong experience with Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD orchestration tools.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux/Unix scripting.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git workflows, and API integrations.
• Experience automating production maintenance, patching, deployment, and recovery procedures.
• Understanding of change management, operational controls, and production support processes.