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# Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Consultant

- **Company:** CLEAR DATA, INC.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Configuration Management, Linux, Digital Architecture, Github, Jinja (Template Engine), Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Role-Based Access Control, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Runbook, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Content Automation Protocol, Systems Integration, YAML, Gitlab, Templating, Git Flow, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Restful APIs, Software Version Control
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9196245/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-consultant

## About the Role

* Ansible Automation Platform: Hands-on experience with AAP 2.x: automation controller, private automation hub, execution environments, and ansible-navigator/ansible-builder
 * Automation development: Strong skills writing playbooks, roles and custom collections; Jinja2 templating; YAML; dynamic inventories
 * Linux: Advanced RHEL administration (RHEL 8/9)
 * Integrations: Git-based workflows (GitLab/GitHub), CI/CD pipelines, and REST API integrations
 * Security/compliance: Experience automating STIG remediation and working in secure, disconnected or air-gapped environments
 * Scripting: Python and/or Bash
 * RH Ansible Automation Platform Certification

Requirements

 * 5 - 7 years of professional experience
 * Must be willing to work remotely
 * Must hold an active Top Secret clearance
 * Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. citizenship status

What is Important to Us:

 * You are an excellent communicator in writing and speaking.
 * You have the ability to work independently but also value teamwork.
 * Your problem-solving skills are excellent.
 * You are looking for a job where performance appraisals occur regularly, and you look forward to advancing your career.
 * You seek a community of virtue-centered co-workers and clients.

## Description

Virtual Service Operations is looking for an experienced Consultant with deep expertise in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to support a DoD customer's enterprise automation work. This is a hands-on technical role. The consultant will design, deploy and operate AAP, and build automation content that cuts down manual work across the customer's infrastructure., * Design, install, configure and upgrade Ansible Automation Platform (automation controller, private automation hub, Event-Driven Ansible)

 * Develop, test and maintain playbooks, roles and collections that automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, patching and compliance
 * Build and manage execution environments with ansible-builder, and publish content through private automation hub
Integrate AAP with source control, CI/CD pipelines, credential and secrets management, and identity providers (LDAP/AD, SAML)
Set up RBAC, organizations, teams, inventories and job templates in automation controller

 * Automate security hardening and compliance (STIG, DISA, SCAP) across RHEL and Windows systems
 * Troubleshoot automation failures and platform issues, and tune performance
 * Document architecture, runbooks and standards, and train customer staff on automation best practices