Ansible Automation Engineer

About the role

Trilogy Innovations, Inc. is seeking an Ansible Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain the automation pipeline underpinning a federal RHEL infrastructure modernization program. This role owns AAP strategy and implementation, playbook and role development, STIG/SCAP automation, and CI/CD integration from Day 1 through contract closeout.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) workflows, playbooks, roles, and job templates to support RHEL provisioning, configuration management, patch deployment, and system lifecycle management.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize automated security compliance solutions, including STIG and SCAP remediation aligned with DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmark standards.
• Integrate automation solutions with enterprise platforms, including Red Hat Satellite, Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC), identity management systems (SSSD, Active Directory, LDAP), and observability and monitoring tools.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks that improve operational efficiency, consistency, and compliance across large-scale Linux environments.
• Manage automation content within version-controlled repositories, ensuring adherence to code management standards, peer reviews, testing, and change control processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, security, and infrastructure teams to identify automation opportunities and implement best practices for system administration and compliance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing automation workflows, reducing manual effort, and increasing system reliability and security.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), implementation guides, and training materials.
• Participate in knowledge transfer activities, mentoring team members and ensuring operational teams are equipped to support automated solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation-related issues, providing ongoing support and optimization of deployed automation capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience accepted.
• Minimum 10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years expertise in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and a track record of encoding security baselines as repeatable automated controls in federal environments.
• RHCE or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation certifications.
• Experience automating STIG and OpenSCAP compliance enforcement.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Ability to obtain a DOE Security Badge and successfully adjudicate an NBIS eApp background investigation prior to start.
• Active federal clearance (Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI) preferred, or DOE badge eligibility is a strong differentiator.
• Experience working within a federal security framework.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a federal security framework.

Skills

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• STIG and SCAP remediation.
• CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, Jenkins, or equivalent).
• Automation frameworks for Linux environments.
• Technical documentation and training materials.
• Collaboration and mentoring.
• Troubleshooting and issue resolution.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Performance bonus eligibility.
• 401k with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Professional development programs.
• Employee referral bonus program.

Pay

$152,000 - $156,000

Schedule

Remote-first role with occasional travel.