Senior Ansible Automation Developer

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monitoring & Optimization:
Track automation success metrics, efficiency gains, and resource optimizations.
Improve code efficiency, reduce execution time, and enhance maintainability.
Decommissioning & Lifecycle Procedures:
Automate teardown, cleanup, archival, and lifecycle workflows using IaC.
Maintain CMDB accuracy and resource tagging compliance.
Collaboration & 3rd-Party Coordination:
Work with cloud teams, DevOps teams, and application owners.
Coordinate with tool vendors, module authors, and support teams.

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