Ansible Automation Engineer

Trilogy Innovations•Vancouver, WA

12d•$152,000 - $156,000•Remote

About The Position

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.

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.

Nice To Haves

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

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.