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# Senior Automation Engineer - Ansible & DevOps

- **Company:** ITMC Systems, Inc
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), Ansible, Shell Script, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, Git Flow, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usbd9546258bdc191420ac7ed1c57608ea

## About the Role

6+ years of relevant DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation experience.
Advanced, hands-on expertise with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
Strong proficiency in Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD orchestration engines.
Expert Linux shell scripting and Python development skills.
Solid background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git-based workflows, and REST API integrations.
Proven track record automating high-risk production maintenance, traffic-draining, and disaster recovery procedures.
Local availability to work 5 days per week onsite in St. Louis, MO.

## Description

Automate traffic draining, system maintenance, OS patching, software deployments, health validations, and recovery workflows to ensure operational safety, repeatability, and audit compliance.
Develop, test, and maintain enterprise-grade Ansible playbooks, roles, and orchestration workflows in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
Integrate proxy controls with automated patching, system IPL/restarts, and software release processes.
Construct robust pre-checks, post-checks, automated health validation, rollback routines, and manual fallback procedures.
Integrate Ansible automation directly with Jenkins and enterprise CI/CD pipeline tools.
Enforce Git-based source control, automated testing, promotion gates, access control, and audit standards across all automation codebases.
Create comprehensive operational playbooks for BizOps and operational teams to execute safely.