RHEL Ansible Engineer_US Citizen-Remote

NTT DATA•Chantilly, VA

73d•$128,858 - $298,281•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineer will lead RHEL and Satellite Engineering efforts in support of the client as a Service (EITaaS) initiative. This role requires expertise in application design, implementation, and management of Red Hat Satellite 6.16 and Ansible Automation Platform 2.5. The position involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, technical leadership, and strategic planning to ensure the successful deployment and management of RHEL solutions.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen with an Active Secret Security Clearance
15 years of professional experience
Bachelor's Degree in applicable field may be substituted for 5 years of experience.
10 years of Red Hat Operating System experience
5 years of experience configuring and managing host-based firewalls and system services
5 years of experience deploying and managing Red Hat Satellite 6.16 with integrated Capsule Servers (Smart Proxies) across distributed network segments
5 years of experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Application
2 years of experience managing LINUX disk and volume
Minimum 2 years of experience generating and managing X.509 certificates and private keys for system services and integration with certificate authorities such as DoD NPE.

Nice To Haves

Ability to collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery
Proven experience working directly to oversee and contribute to the architecture and development in an enterprise environment
Ability to anticipate issues and formulate remedial actions
Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Deployment: Deploy containerized infrastructure using Podman Execution Environments.
Patch and Configuration Management: Manage large-scale patching, configuration management, and compliance across hybrid RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 systems.
Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to define host group structures, automation job templates, and compliance baselines.
Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve host registration, subscription, and repository synchronization issues across development, staging/test, and production environments.
Support: Provide technical support for Red Hat infrastructure components and ensure timely resolution of enterprise-level issues.
Architecture Expertise: Maintain an expert-level understanding of enterprise, program, and tool-level architecture.
Roadmap Development: Collaborate with stakeholders to define the roadmap plan for RHEL capabilities and provide input on Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development.
Advocacy and Task Management: Evangelize developed solutions and support the breakdown of tasks into a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Industry Awareness: Stay updated with industry trends and developments to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of technology.
Goal Achievement: Ensure all daily, sprint, and release goals are met effectively.
Risk and Compliance Management: Identify risks, opportunities, compliance issues, or other architectural concerns and provide actionable recommendations.
Mentorship: Develop technical skills within product teams through mentoring, coaching, and peer reviews.
Develop and maintain a 10 year roadmap
Establish and meet 2 year strategic goals
Ensure RHEL and Ansible solutions are successfully deployed and comply with DAF standards and policies