Senior Automation Engineer: CI/CD & Infra Orchestrator

American Unit, Inc; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Unit, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to create and maintain Ansible playbooks, troubleshoot automation issues, and ensure reliable deployments across environments. The role collaborates with IT management, DevOps, application teams, and DBAs to enhance CI/CD workflows.

Your background includes extensive Linux automation, Ansible Tower/AWX, YAML, and infrastructure-as-code practices, with strong scripting skills in Python or Bash and experience with containers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years automating Linux OS patches and upgrades with Ansible.
• 7+ years automating build and deployment processes, including database changes.
• 7+ years Python, Bash, or Shell scripting.
• 4+ years Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• 3+ years Git or Bitbucket, including branching and merging.
• 2+ years Docker and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years developing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, TeamCity, or Ansible.
• Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and software release life cycles.
• Experience with Ansible Tower/AWX, YAML, and infrastructure-as-code principles is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure automation, provisioning, and application build/deployment activities.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and automation scripts.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve release reliability.
• Enhance CI/CD workflows in collaboration with DevOps, application, and database teams.
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment processes.

Skills

Ansible

Linux patches

Python

Bash scripting

Terraform

Git/Bitbucket

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Tools

Ansible Tower/AWX

Job description

American Unit, Inc. is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to create and maintain Ansible playbooks, troubleshoot automation issues, and ensure reliable deployments across environments. The role collaborates with IT management, DevOps, application teams, and DBAs to enhance CI/CD workflows.

Your background includes extensive Linux automation, Ansible Tower/AWX, YAML, and infrastructure-as-code practices, with strong scripting skills in Python or Bash and experience with containers.