Automation Engineer

Overview

At cb5, we are on a mission to find exceptional talent. Our tight-knit organization is led by five brothers, each technology leaders in their respective technical fields and driven to foster a culture of excellence through solidarity. We are seeking an Ansible Automation Engineer to serve as a member of the service infrastructure cloud team. This role is onsite in Colorado Springs supporting department of defense with limited travel requirements.

We are seeking an engineer with experience and expertise in the automation of system configuration and deployment. The role will work as a member of a larger service infrastructure team in the performance of operational tasks in a efficient and effective manner.

• Serve as an Ansible Automation Engineer supporting system build out and deployment
• Work effectively within the environment to expand the role and capability of automation in IT management
• Implement automations that will replace time consuming, error-prone, manual repetitive configuration activities
• Perform troubleshooting actions, root cause analysis, and provide corrective action recommendations
• Ensure system changes are completed in accordance with developer documentation, configuration management and documentation practices
• Provide timely updates to appropriate team leads, managers and stakeholders on status of tasks and troubleshooting efforts
• Assist integration leads and managers in problem definition, analysis, requirement development and implementation as needed
• Use ticketing system to report, track and document problem and resolution life-cycle actions on faulty systems
• Perform evening shift work and weekend duty as needed to meet off-hour mission activities

• Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience, may be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 6, or more, years of direct experience using automation tools
• Must have 1, or more, years of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have experience in creation and modification of Ansible playbooks and roles
• Must have experience in configuring and working with job templates, inventories, workflows and other Ansible objects
• Must have experience using process automation tools and techniques (Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
• Must have experience with coding and scripting (Power Shell, Bash, Batch files, etc.).
• Must have a current DoD approved 8570 Level II certification such as Security+ CE
• Must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance

• Have experience with running/managing systems and services in a virtualized environment (VMware)
• Have experience with security patching and software management using Red Hat Satellite
• Have experience integrating Net Box with automation tools
• Be familiar with software lifecycle and development
• Have a Red Hat certification in automation or administration
• Have knowledge of Missile Defense, DoD communications systems and MDIOC operations
• Have a degree in an IT or Engineering related discipline.

cb5 Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.