Automation Specialist (Senior) - Ansible AAP / EDA / IaC

After School Matters, Inc.

Lisbon, OH, United States

17 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

2 years minimum

Compensation

$29,400.0 - $31,800.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Microsoft Access Microsoft Windows Active Directory Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Software Design Patterns Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Windows PowerShell Ansible Azure DevOps Pipelines

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Job description

Develop and maintain automations using Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including:
Idempotent playbooks
Job templates
Inventories
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Create reusable and parameterized automation standards and frameworks.
Build and maintain an automation catalog for first-line support and operations teams, based on prioritized use cases.
Automate VM lifecycle management and platform operations (VMware/Azure), incorporating appropriate guardrails and audit evidence.
Implement Event-Driven Automation (EDA) and integrate with ITSM platforms where applicable.
Automate common platform tasks, including:
Service restarts
VM operations
Basic remediation activities
Provisioning and configuration tasks
Produce and maintain automation documentation, including:
Knowledge Base (KB) articles
Runbooks
Rollback procedures
Acceptance criteria
Measure and report automation value through KPIs such as:
Adoption rates
Success and rollback rates
Time savings
Impact on MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution)
Collaborate with Observability teams to establish controlled and traceable “detect-to-act” workflows.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in automation, DevOps, or infrastructure automation roles.
2+ years of hands-on experience with Ansible (ideally Ansible Automation Platform) in production environments.
Experience integrating automation with enterprise platforms and technologies, including:
VMware
Microsoft Azure
Active Directory
Firewalls
Windows and Linux environments
APIs and third-party integrations

Professional Experience (Preferred)

Experience with Event-Driven Automation (EDA).
Experience with ServiceNow integrations.
Experience building and maintaining Azure DevOps pipelines for automation.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience, particularly with Terraform.
Familiarity with version control and CI/CD best practices.
Knowledge of security practices in automation, including:
Secrets management
Approval workflows
Audit trails and compliance controls

Technical Skills

Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
Scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash, and Python
API integration and automation
Automation design patterns and reusable frameworks
Infrastructure automation best practices

Benefits & conditions

Range SalarialBruto Mensal: 2.450€ - 2.650€

Note: Includes all components: Fixed, Variable, Meal Allowance, Remote Work, and Benefits.

What do we offer?

An innovative and growing company, with a lot of opportunities for professional development.

Retribution according to your experience and performance. Access to flexible pay and medical insurance as a social benefit.

Unlimited access to technological training in free mode.

IRIUM is a company with dynamic and proactive professionals. Our values are responsibility and commitment to work quality. This is the spirit we are looking for at IRIUM, whatever your age is. If you recognize yourself in this, this is your company!

We can build the future together. Let’s talk! Send your CV to: [email protected]