Senior Ansible Automation Developer

Responsibilities :

Automation Design & Implementation: - Build, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and automation pipelines. - Develop Terraform modules for provisioning cloud/onprem resources. - Create reusable templates, automation frameworks, and standardized IaC patterns. 2. Infrastructure-as-Code Lifecycle Management: - Manage version control, branching strategies, and code reviews. - Ensure idempotent, modular, and scalable IaC deployments. - Maintain documentation for deployment maps, workflows, and automation logic. 3. CI/CD Integration & Workflow Automation: - Integrate Ansible/Terraform with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins). - Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines. - Perform automated configuration drift detection and compliance enforcement. 4. Cloud & On-Prem Provisioning: - Use Terraform for provisioning compute, network, storage, and PaaS services. - Support multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) as applicable. - Automate VM builds, patching workflows, and configuration baselines. 5. Scripting & Tooling (Python & PowerShell): - Develop automation scripts, REST API integrations, and task orchestration. - Build CLI utilities, log processors, and workflow enhancements. - Automate infrastructure checks and reporting. 6. Security, Compliance & Hardening: - Enforce secure coding and least privilege in automation workflows. - Integrate scanning tools for compliance validation. - Manage secrets and sensitive data using vaulting technologies. 7. Troubleshooting & RCA: - Identify failures in automation pipelines, Terraform plans/applies, and Ansible executions. - Analyze logs, debug playbooks, and fix module/provider issues. - Prepare RCA reports and corrective actions. 8. Monitoring & Optimization: - Track automation success metrics, efficiency gains, and resource optimizations. - Improve code efficiency, reduce execution time, and enhance maintainability. 9. Decommissioning & Lifecycle Procedures: - Automate teardown, cleanup, archival, and lifecycle workflows using IaC. - Maintain CMDB accuracy and resource tagging compliance. 10. Collaboration & 3rd-Party Coordination: - Work with cloud teams, DevOps teams, and application owners. - Coordinate with tool vendors, module authors, and support teams.