Lead automation initiatives that eliminate repetitive tasks and reduce operational toil
Build and maintain Ansible automation to provision new environments and keep existing environments up to date
Propose and lead platform improvement projects using tools such as Ansible, Rundeck, and CI/CD systems
Design and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation with safe rollout/rollback strategies and clear environment promotion
Enable developers through reusable “paved road” tooling: templates, golden pipelines, self‑service workflows, and guardrails that reduce manual work and tribal knowledge
Partner with engineering teams to improve delivery quality through: automated integration and regression testing, deployment validation and smoke testing, reliable and repeatable test/pre‑production environments, quality gates that catch issues earlier
Improve observability across services and infrastructure (monitoring, logging, alerting, tracing), including visibility into deployment outcomes and failures
Lead analysis and resolution of production incidents across infrastructure, application, database, and network layers; drive RCAs and prevention work
Oversee platform patching and upgrades; plan, schedule, and monitor maintenance tasks
Coordinate and implement server/platform changes required by customers and internal teams
Document systems and processes, transfer knowledge, and mentor engineers to raise technical standards across the organization
Communicate proactively with stakeholders, manage multiple requests, and prioritize work effectively
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) or equivalent professional experience
6+ years of RedHat Linux server administration experience, including production troubleshooting and log triage
6+ years of extensive Ansible scripting and automation experience (or equivalent configuration management)
6+ years of scripting experience in Bash and Python
Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems (infrastructure, application, database, and network layers)
Strong working knowledge of MySQL (query language required); Postgres experience is a plus
Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead through planning, prioritization, and influence
Proven ability to context switch, manage multiple stakeholder requests, and deliver reliably under deadlines