Systems Engineer III Access Gateway Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology service provider in Kansas City is seeking an Access Gateway Engineer. The role focuses on enhancing IT services through automation and secure access management, using technologies like Ansible and GitLab. Candidates should have proficiency in Python and IAM systems. Join this dynamic team to streamline infrastructure and improve deployment efficiency in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.
• Ability to automate system monitoring and health checks.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation for Access Management Services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate health checks and system monitoring.
• Integrate automation with ServiceNow.

Skills

Ansible Tower

GitLab

Python

Shell scripting

Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems

RESTful APIs

Tools

IBM Security products

SQL

ServiceNow

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Ansible Automation Hub and Ansible Galaxy

Job description

09/15/2025

Contract

Active

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Access Gateway Engineer supports the Client's mission by enhancing IT services through automation and secure access management.

This role focuses on streamlining infrastructure and configuration processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC).

The engineer collaborates with the eBusiness Security Access Gateway team to automate deployments, improve CI/CD pipelines, and reduce manual tasks, thereby accelerating time to market and strengthening system resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation for Access Management Services, including IBM Security Products.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support secure authentication, authorization, web gateway, and API services.
• Automate health checks and system monitoring to enable self-healing and auto-incident creation.
• Integrate automation with ServiceNow to streamline work intake requests.
• Enhance change management practices by capturing all changes in source control.
• Support automated rebuilds and rapid recovery from critical incidents.
• Reduce manual execution of scripts and improve deployment efficiency.
• Share knowledge and continuously seek process improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Proficiency in:
• Ansible Tower
• GitLab
• Python
• Shell scripting
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems
• RESTful APIs

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern authentication and authorization protocols:
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• SAML 2.0
• SCIM
• LDAP
• Experience with:
• IBM Security products
• SQL
• ServiceNow
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Ansible Automation Hub and Ansible Galaxy