Ansible and Terraform ( IAC ) Engineer

Job Title: Ansible and Terraform ( IAC ) Engineer

Location: Columbus OH (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract

Responsibilities:

• Looking for an automation-focused engineer to provision and configure OS hosts using Terraform (IaC) and Ansible (configuration management).
• The role supports Windows Serverrefresh initiatives primarily by enabling repeatable script-driven builds enforcing baseline standards and supporting migration waves from an infrastructure readiness standpoint.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management/automation.
• Ability to debug automation issues end-to-end (inputs dependencies execution logs repeatability).
• Working knowledge of Windows Server administration fundamentals (enough to configure/troubleshoot Windows 2022 hosts in an automated build model).
• Strong documentation and operational rigor (runbooks repeatable procedures controlled changes).

Skills:

• Build and maintain Terraform code to provision server infrastructure (modules variables state practices as applicable in the program).
• Develop and maintain Ansible roles/playbooks to configure Windows servers post-provisioning (baseline config prerequisite packages repeatable setup).
• Standardize push-button provisioning so Windows Server 2022 builds are consistent compliant and reproducible across environments.
• Troubleshoot and remediate provisioning failures in Terraform/Ansible pipelines including drift and idempotency issues.
• Partner with platform/security teams to embed enterprise baseline requirements (hardening logging prerequisites standard configuration) into automation where applicable.
• Maintain version control documentation and runbooks for provisioning automation (how-to run inputs/outputs common failure patterns).
• Support automation integration into CI/CD style workflows where used (e.g. orchestration pipelines) aligning to automated provisioning approaches.