Automation Engineer (Ansible)

Atlas Technologies•North Charleston, SC

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America's warfighters, is seeking a highly skilled Ansible Automation Engineer with strong networking expertise to assist our Navy customer in defining, developing, implementing, maintaining, supporting, tuning, and troubleshooting software and hardware infrastructure relating to Linux servers. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands-on experience with Cisco networking technologies and have exposure to SD-WAN architectures. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining automated network solutions that improve reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency across enterprise environments. This position allows for telework up to 2 days per week. However, Atlas reserves the right to adjust the schedule, if required to meet the needs of our customer. Travel Up To - 10%

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Must currently possess and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance
Extensive hands-on experience with Ansible, including playbooks, modules, Jinja2 templates, and dynamic inventories
Bash and shell script development experience
Background in enterprise networking fundamentals (routing, switching, firewalls, VLANs, BGP, OSPF, etc.)
Background in IPV4 and IPV6 networking including subnetting, supernetting and CIDR configurations
Experience with Cisco network devices
Familiarity with Cisco SD-WAN technologies (Cisco Catalyst 8000V)
Understanding of Linux networking
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8/9/10 or similar Linux distributions
Proficiency with YAML file structure
Experience with GitLab and JIRA
Ability to troubleshoot complex network and automation issues
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly

Nice To Haves

Cisco certifications (CCNA/CCNP) or equivalent experience
Experience with network API integrations (REST, NETCONF, YANG)
Experience with Python for network automation use cases
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker/Podman, Kubernetes)
BS Degree in relevant technical field or combination of education and experience
Ability to obtain the following certs within 3 months of start date: CompTIA Security+ CE Professional Scrum Developer certification or Certified Scrum Developer certification
5 years Linux system administration experience
5 years experience working with a wide range of IT products

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation frameworks for network operations
Serve as the technical authority for Ansible automation strategy within the network domain
Utilize Ansible to manage SD-WAN environments and Cisco network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, WAN-Os, and management nodes
Develop reusable automation patterns, standards, and best practices for network teams
Collaborate with network engineering, operations, project managers and architecture teams
Maintain documentation on automation processes, network topology impacts, and operational guides
Ensure automation solutions align with security policies (DISA STIGs, Risk Management Framework - RMF), compliance requirements, and change management processes
Provide knowledge transfer, training, and mentorship to junior engineers and cross-functional teams