Senior Ansible & Linux Automation Engineer

Resource Management Concepts, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 175,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Pet insurance

401K package

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

Resource Management Concepts, Inc. seeks a Senior Ansible & Linux Automation Engineer to support Navy clients in the Carderock area of Bethesda, Maryland.

This 100% on-site role focuses on building, securing, and sustaining automation for enterprise Linux operations, patching, and compliance. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of Linux admin experience, 3+ years in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and an active DoD Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance is required.
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on Linux system administration experience.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform experience.
• Experience managing AAP components and RBAC.
• Experience with automation content, playbooks, and collections.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills.
• Experience with DISA STIG/RHEL hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience in Navy/DoD or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, and optimize Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.x components.
• Develop reusable Ansible playbooks, roles, and collections for provisioning and compliance.
• Migrate AWX/Tower workflows to containerized AAP environments.
• Integrate AAP with ServiceNow, Git/GitLab, Satellite, Splunk, and monitoring tools.
• Provide Tier 3 engineering support for RHEL 8/9 across on-prem and cloud.
• Automate DISA STIG compliance, patching, hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Develop Python/Bash scripts to support automation and reporting.
• Support Navy DoD programs in Carderock, Bethesda, on-site.

Skills

Ansible expertise

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Linux system administration

Automation design

Git/GitLab

Cloud environments

Education

Associate degree or higher in a technical field

Tools

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

ansible-builder

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

Red Hat Satellite

Job description

Resource Management Concepts, Inc. (RMC) delivers innovative management and technology solutions to government and commercial clients. We are seeking a Senior Ansible & Linux Automation Engineer to support Navy clients in the Carderock area of Bethesda, Maryland.

This is a 100% on-site position for an automation-focused engineer with strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) experience. The selected candidate will build, secure, and sustain automation capabilities supporting enterprise Linux operations, patching, configuration management, compliance, and vulnerability remediation.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, upgrade, administer, and optimize Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.x, including Automation Controller, Private Automation Hub, Execution Environments, inventories, projects, credentials, job templates, workflows, and RBAC.
• Develop, test, and maintain reusable Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, templates, and workflows for Linux provisioning, configuration management, patching, compliance, and operations.
• Build and manage custom Execution Environments using ansible-builder.
• Create and maintain custom Ansible Collections and standardized automation content.
• Migrate and modernize legacy Ansible Tower and AWX workflows to containerized AAP environments.
• Integrate AAP with enterprise tools such as ServiceNow, Git/GitLab, Red Hat Satellite, Splunk, Dynatrace, vulnerability-management platforms, and monitoring tools.
• Establish automation standards, governance, documentation, testing, and Git-based content-management practices.
• Provide Tier 3 engineering support for RHEL 8/9 systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Automate DISA STIG implementation, ACAS vulnerability remediation, patch management, system hardening, and configuration compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux performance, configuration, service, security, networking, storage, and operating-system issues.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts supporting systems automation, integrations, diagnostics, and reporting.

• Active Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance.
• Minimum 10 years of hands-on Linux system administration experience, including RHEL, CentOS, or comparable enterprise Linux platforms.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing AAP Automation Controller, Private Automation Hub, Execution Environments, workflows, inventories, templates, projects, credentials, and RBAC.
• Experience developing complex Ansible playbooks, roles, custom Collections, and reusable automation content.
• Experience creating Execution Environments using ansible-builder.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills.
• Experience automating DISA STIG compliance, Linux hardening, ACAS remediation, and vulnerability-management activities.
• Experience supporting environments aligned to NIST SP 800-53 requirements.
• Associate degree or higher in a technical or related field.

• Must possess an active DoD IAT Level III baseline certification. Acceptable certifications include CASP+ CE, CISA, CISSP, Associate of CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP.

• Must possess a Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification.

• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, or other container technologies.
• Experience automating AWS, Azure, AWS GovCloud, or similar cloud environments.
• Strong Git/GitLab knowledge, including version control, merge requests, code reviews, and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite and enterprise Linux patching or content-lifecycle management.
• Experience integrating AAP with ITSM, CMDB, monitoring, vulnerability-management, and security platforms.
• Experience supporting Navy, DoD, federal, or other highly regulated environments.

At RMC, we're committed to your career growth! RMC differentiates itself from other firms through its investment in our employees. We invest our resources to train, certify, educate, and build our employees. RMC can offer you a great place to work with a small company feel and give you the experience, tuition assistance, and certifications that will take your career to the next level. This includes a competitive paid vacation package with 11 paid federal holidays. We also offer high-quality, low-deductible healthcare plans, pet insurance, and a competitive 401K package.

Salary at RMC is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, a candidate's specific combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific requirements. The current salary range for this position will be $175,000 to $205,000 (annually).