Job Description

• Ansible Playbooks & Roles: Writing idempotent playbooks, structuring roles for reusability, managing dependencies.
• YAML & Jinja2: Deep understanding of YAML syntax, Jinja2 templating, filters, and conditionals for dynamic configuration.
• Inventory Management: Building dynamic and static inventories, grouping, host variables, and integration with external sources
• Linux Administration: Strong proficiency with common distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Alpine), package management, systemd, networking config, and security hardening.
• Windows Support: Ansible Windows modules, PowerShell remediation, and Active Directory integration (if applicable).
• Infrastructure Abstraction: Combining Ansible with Terraform or CloudFormation for hybrid approaches or using Ansible alone for configuration post-provisioning.
• Container & Kubernetes: Ansible for cluster bootstrapping, pod/ deployment management, and container runtime configuration.
• Version Control: Git workflows for playbook/role repositories, branching strategies, and pull-request-based reviews.
• CI/CD Integration: Embedding Ansible runs in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure Pipelines for automated testing, linting (ansible-lint), and deployment.
• Testing & Validation: Using Molecule for role testing, TestInfra for server validation, and integration with schema/ policy checks.
• Secrets Management: Integrating with HashiCorp Vault, Ansible Vault, or cloud KMS for secure handling of passwords, API keys, and TLS certificates.
• Compliance & Auditing: Ensuring playbooks meet organizational security standards, generating compliance reports, and maintaining audit trails.
• Networking Basics: DNS, DHCP, VPCs/subnets, load balancers, firewalls, and IP address management.
• Other IaC Tools: Familiarity with Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation helps when designing hybrid or multi-cloud strategies.
• Observability: Wiring Ansible outputs into monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk) for drift detection and operational visibility.
• Scripting & Automation: Python or Bash for custom modules, hooks, or glue code between Ansible and other tooling.

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