Automation Engineer/ Ansible Automation Engineer/ DevOps Automation Job at Vantage Point Consulting Inc., Alpharetta, GA

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  • Vantage Point Consulting Inc.
  • Alpharetta, GA

Job Description

Job Title: Automation Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH/ Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid)

Duration: 6-12 Months

JOB DESCRIPTION

Client team is looking for an experienced Automation Consultant with strong expertise in infrastructure automation, VMware, and Ansible to join our team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and implement automation solutions to streamline infrastructure operations across virtualized, on-premise, and cloud environments. This role requires hands-on experience in Ansible-based automation, VMware orchestration, and backup and storage automation, along with a deep understanding of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.

Primary job responsibilities

  • Proficient in scripting languages like Python, JavaScript (NodeJS), PowerShell and other programming languages
  • Solid understanding of config management tools like – Ansible, Chef
  • Should have used Ansible for task automation. IT orchestration, where you have to run tasks in sequence and create a chain of events which must happen on several different servers or devices. configuration management, application deployment,
  • In this role, you will be responsible for the planning, Design, create, and deliver, implementation, maintenance, and support of user workflows implemented in Ansible by Red Hat and other configuration management tools.
  • Expertise in API development and integration
  • Ability to work with SQL and no-sql Db's – MySQL, Mongo, PostgreSQL etc.
  • Comfortable working with YAML files and playbook creation in YAML files
  • Understanding of cloud infrastructure automation tools (Terraform) and container platforms (e.g. Docker) and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes)
  • Integrate automation workflows with backup , monitoring , and storage systems to ensure operational consistency and reliability.

Required skills

  • Background in architecting and designing complex customer solutions in a rapidly evolving technology domain using Ansible
  • Intermediate-level scripting in Bash or Python
  • Direct experience with provisioning, orchestration, packages, services, configuration, and deployment using Ansible by Red Hat
  • Practical experience writing Ansible by Red Hat playbooks
  • Demonstrated understanding of Linux internals
  • You will also need to use your solid understanding of DevOps methodologies and tools to apply them within target organizations.
  • Good software development life cycle (SDLC) skills
  • Experience with Git, GitHub, and Jenkins
  • Experience working with distributed teams, delivering enterprise quality software, and working on open source software projects
  • Good balance of strategic and tactical skills; high level of mental agility and capacity for original thought
  • Ability to study on your own and quickly learn and put into practice new facts
  • Passion for open source, software, tooling, and automation
  • Experience implementing a continuous integration (CI) or continuous development (CD) pipeline
  • Broad and deep technical experience with one or more virtualization and cloud technologies like Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat Virtualization, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Microsoft Azure
  • Knowledge of container management and orchestration tools
  • Comfortable working with highly distributed teams, including interaction with open source communities by email and IRC
  • Familiarity with security fundamentals at the infrastructure and operating system level, including the cloud environment and hypervisors

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross-functional and global teams.
  • Self-motivated and proactive with a passion for automation and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to emerging technologies and tools.

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