General Motors

Senior Ansible Automation & Platform Engineer

General Motors$100K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-12+ years in Architecture, DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Expert in Ansible (playbooks, roles, collections, Jinja2, modules).
  • Hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
  • Strong knowledge of Terraform, Chef, or similar IaC tools.
  • Deep Linux engineering experience and configuration management skills.
  • Advanced scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP automation.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and manage the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
  • Define and oversee the platform's roadmap and governance.
  • Design reusable Ansible automation frameworks for enterprise use.
  • Build automation solutions for provisioning and compliance.
  • Integrate Ansible with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Enable self-service automation capabilities for teams.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to enhance automation workflows.

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits may be available.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role:

The Senior Ansible Automation & Platform Engineer is a strategic member of the organization's Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)-responsible for its architecture, roadmap development, efficient operation, governance, and enterprise-wide adoption. This role blends deep technical mastery with platform engineering leadership, ensuring that automation becomes a scalable, secure, and customer-centric capability across the enterprise.

You will envision, design and evolve the Ansible Platform, build reusable automation frameworks, integrate automation with other platforms like ServiceNow, and drive the next generation of operational excellence through Agentic AI-powered automation. This role is accountable for enabling self-service, reducing operational toil, and modernizing infrastructure operations.

What You'll Need:

Ansible Platform Architecture & Governance
  • Architect, design, and operate the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) including controller, execution environments, mesh architecture, and collections strategy.
  • Define and maintain the Ansible Platform roadmap, including feature evolution, lifecycle management, scalability planning, and enterprise adoption milestones.
  • Establish platform governance: coding standards, role/playbook patterns, collections, testing frameworks, and security guardrails.
  • Build and maintain Execution Environments (EEs) optimized for performance, security, and dependency management.
  • Lead platform upgrades, migrations, and cross-environment standardization.


Automation Framework Design
  • Design enterprise-grade Ansible automation frameworks with reusable roles, collections, and modular playbooks.
  • Build automation for provisioning, configuration management, patching, compliance, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Integrate Ansible with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and event-driven automation systems.
  • Implement self-service automation capabilities for developers, operations, and business teams.


Agentic AI Integration
  • Integrate Agentic AI systems to enhance automation workflows, including:
    • AI-driven playbook generation and validation
    • Automated remediation recommendations
    • Intelligent change-impact analysis
    • AI-assisted troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
  • Design automation patterns that combine AI reasoning with Ansible execution for predictive and autonomous operations.
  • Collaborate with AI/ML teams to embed automation signals into AIOps pipelines.
  • Cloud, Security, and ITSM teams to drive automation maturity.


What You'll Need:
  • 7-12+ years in Architecture, DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Ansible (playbooks, roles, collections, Jinja2, modules).
  • Hands-on experience designing and operating Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
  • Strong experience with Terraform, Chef, or other IaC tools.
  • Deep Linux engineering background and configuration management expertise.
  • Expert in integrating automation with ServiceNow (CMDB, ITSM, workflows).
  • Exceptional scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
  • Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP automation.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and orchestration.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience implementing Agentic AI or AIOps-driven automation.
  • Experience with event-driven automation (StackStorm, EventBridge, Rundeck).
  • Experience with network automation (Ansible Network, NAPALM, Netmiko).
  • Certifications: RHCE, RHCA, Terraform Associate, AWS/Azure Architect.


This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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