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Automation Engineer (Ansible) Category: Testing/Quality Assurance
Main location: United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Position ID:J1126-1221
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description: CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Ansible Automation Platform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and enterprise systems administration to support a large scale federal environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automation solutions that improve the deployment, management, security, and operational efficiency of Windows and Linux infrastructure, middleware platforms, and enterprise applications. The ideal candidate combines automation engineering, systems administration, and DevSecOps experience to deliver scalable and repeatable solutions that reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and support enterprise modernization initiatives.
***This role is 5 days a week onsite at client site in Woodlawn, MD***
Your future duties and responsibilities: . Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise automation solutions using Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including playbooks, roles, collections, workflow templates, inventories, and reusable automation frameworks. Manage source controlled automation code repositories and develop technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
. Develop and support automated deployment solutions for enterprise applications and middleware platforms, including WebSphere, ColdFusion, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, and other COTS technologies. Automate software installations, upgrades, patching, configuration updates, validation testing, rollback procedures, and post deployment health checks across multiple environments.
. Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate server provisioning, configuration management, system hardening, compliance validation, and environment lifecycle management. Support on premises, virtualized, and cloud based infrastructure while implementing standardized and repeatable configuration baselines.
. Automate administration, maintenance, monitoring, and security activities across Windows and Linux server platforms. Develop solutions using Ansible, PowerShell, Python, and shell scripting to support patch management, user administration, service management, certificate deployment, system upgrades, troubleshooting, and operational support activities.
. Partner with infrastructure, application, cybersecurity, and operations teams to identify automation opportunities, resolve production issues, improve platform reliability, and support DevSecOps and CI/CD initiatives. Troubleshoot automation failures, eliminate configuration drift, and continuously improve enterprise automation capabilities.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role: . Ability to obtain and maintain US public trust clearance
. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
. 5+ years of experience supporting Windows and Linux server environments.
. 3+ years of experience developing Ansible automation solutions.
. Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
. Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
. Experience with Git based source control and version management.
. Experience automating application deployments, system administration, or configuration management activities.
. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem solving skills.
. Experience supporting enterprise or highly regulated environments.
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
. Prior government experience
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $81,600.00 $180,700.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs
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Skills: - Ansible
- Deployment Automation
- GIT
- Linux
- Red Hat
