Senior Ansible Network Automation Engineer (SD-WAN/Cisco)

atlas-tech; North Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Tech seeks an Ansible Automation Engineer with strong networking to support Navy customers. You will design and maintain Ansible playbooks, automate Cisco devices, and develop standards for network automation. The role includes mentoring and knowledge transfer, with telework up to 2 days weekly and up to 10% travel.

Must be a US citizen with DoD Secret clearance. Expect collaboration across engineering, operations, and architecture to improve reliability and security of enterprise networks.

Qualifications

• US citizen and DoD Secret clearance required.
• Extensive hands-on Ansible experience with playbooks, modules, Jinja2 templates, and inventories.
• Strong networking background: routing, switching, firewalls, VLANs, BGP, OSPF.
• Experience with Linux networking and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9/10.
• Proficiency in YAML and automation scripting; GitLab and JIRA usage.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain automated network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation frameworks for network operations.
• Serve as the technical authority for Ansible automation strategy within the network domain.
• Manage SD-WAN environments and Cisco network infrastructure through automation.
• Develop reusable automation patterns, standards, and best practices for network teams.
• Collaborate with network engineering, operations, project managers and architecture teams.
• Maintain documentation on automation processes, topology impacts, and guides.
• Ensure automation aligns with DISA STIGs, RMF, and change management requirements.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Ansible

Bash

Networking fundamentals

Linux

YAML

GitLab

JIRA

Python

Education

BS Degree in a relevant technical field

5 years Linux system administration experience

CompTIA Security+ CE

Professional Scrum Developer certification

Tools

Cisco network devices

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes

GitLab

JIRA

REST APIs / NETCONF / YANG

Job description

Atlas Tech seeks an Ansible Automation Engineer with strong networking to support Navy customers. You will design and maintain Ansible playbooks, automate Cisco devices, and develop standards for network automation. The role includes mentoring and knowledge transfer, with telework up to 2 days weekly and up to 10% travel.

Must be a US citizen with DoD Secret clearance. Expect collaboration across engineering, operations, and architecture to improve reliability and security of enterprise networks.