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Red Hat Consultant – Ansible Automation Platform, AAP

VPS

. Support a Department of Defense customer's enterprise automation work .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $145,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Ansible Automation Platform, including playbook development, automation content publishing, and integration with CI/CD pipelines. Proficient in security hardening and compliance automation across RHEL and Windows systems, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Ansible Automation Platform 2.xPlaybook DevelopmentRHEL 8/9 AdministrationRH Ansible Automation Platform CertificationPython Scripting

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Hard Skills
Ansible Automation Platform 2.xPlaybook DevelopmentJinja2 TemplatingYAMLRHEL 8/9 AdministrationPython ScriptingBash ScriptingSTIG RemediationCI/CD PipelinesREST API Integrations
Soft Skills
Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationProblem-SolvingTeamworkIndependence
Tools & Technologies
Ansible-NavigatorAnsible-BuilderGitLabGitHubLDAP/ADSAML
Certifications & Qualifications
RH Ansible Automation Platform CertificationTop Secret Clearance
Industry Keywords
Department of DefenseAutomationComplianceSecurity HardeningDisconnected Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsiblePython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support a Department of Defense customer's enterprise automation work
  • Design, install, configure, and upgrade Ansible Automation Platform, including automation controller, private automation hub, and Event-Driven Ansible
  • Develop, test, and maintain playbooks, roles, and collections for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, patching, and compliance
  • Build and manage execution environments with ansible-builder
  • Publish automation content through private automation hub
  • Integrate AAP with source control, CI/CD pipelines, credential and secrets management, and identity providers including LDAP/AD and SAML
  • Configure RBAC, organizations, teams, inventories, and job templates in automation controller
  • Automate security hardening and compliance, including STIG, DISA, and SCAP, across RHEL and Windows systems
  • Troubleshoot automation failures and platform issues and tune performance
  • Document architecture, runbooks, and standards
  • Train customer staff on automation best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform 2.x, including automation controller, private automation hub, execution environments, ansible-navigator, and ansible-builder
  • Strong skills writing playbooks, roles, and custom collections
  • Jinja2 templating, YAML, and dynamic inventories
  • Advanced RHEL 8/9 administration
  • Experience with Git-based workflows, including GitLab/GitHub
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and REST API integrations
  • Experience automating STIG remediation
  • Experience working in secure, disconnected, or air-gapped environments
  • Python and/or Bash scripting
  • RH Ansible Automation Platform Certification
  • 5–7 years of professional experience
  • Must be willing to work remotely
  • Must hold an active Top Secret clearance
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to work independently and value teamwork
  • Excellent problem-solving skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • Competitive salaries
  • Health benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Health, retirement, and professional development benefits for eligible employees
  • Virtue-centered team and coworkers
  • Regular performance appraisals
  • Career advancement opportunities