Lead Systems Automation Engineer; Ansible-Hybrid

Purpose

Defines, designs and develops system requirements. Performs trade‑off analysis of performance, life‑cycle cost, risk, producibility, and other system or program requirements. Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs system specifications, and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system. Defines system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating.

Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Conducts independent technical investigations in systems design.

• Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications including operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy and networking configuration.
• Develops and implements techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and supports root‑cause analysis.
• Evaluates new systems by performing in‑depth tests, including end‑user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components, developing and completing performance tests, analyzing test data, studying project requirements, analyzing user and potential user input, and evaluating similar products.
• Develops system automation and system integration of business processes.
• Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state‑of‑the‑art practices; and participating in professional societies.
• Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members.

Leads a team utilizing a matrix management system.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or equivalent experience (4 additional years of relevant work experience).
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Minimum of one AWS certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect).
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 8 years of proven success overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications.

• Minimum of 10 years of IT experience, including at least 5 years in Automation and Administration.
• Previous Linux system administration experience.
• Proficient in writing Terraform plans, Ansible playbooks, and Python code. Experience with other automation tools and languages is acceptable.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS Cloud services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Security Groups, Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, EKS). Experience with AWS CLI and container orchestration (EKS, ECS) is desired.
• Experience integrating tools such as Cyber Ark, Datadog, F5, Web Seal, Venafi.
• Knowledge of Cloud Native Architecture, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation, CDK).
• Strong programming skills in Python; experience with Java, Groovy, Go, or similar languages is a plus.
• Experience with Dev Ops tools (Git, Jenkins, Argo CD, Ansible, Puppet, Jenkins, Bamboo, Maven, Artifactory, Nexus).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Cloud Watch, Prometheus).
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles across the development lifecycle.

• Communicates architectural decisions, plans, goals, and trade‑offs.
• Engages in end‑to‑end lifecycle of services: design, deployment, operations, and refinement.
• Supports capacity planning, launch reviews, and system design consulting.
• Ready to investigate issues, engage customers, and learn new AWS services.
• Advocates for system scalability, sustainability, reliability, and velocity improvements.
• Assesses impact of technology strategies on infrastructure capabilities.
• Mentors peers and collaborates across teams.
• Demonstrates expertise in Cloud Native Architecture, Linux, Shell scripting, network/security plugins, and storage.
• Holds relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, CKA).

• Associate

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• Insurance and Hospitals and Health Care