Ansible Automation Engineer

Ansible Automation Engineer

MUST HOLD AN ACTIVE DoD/DoW SECRET OR HIGHER SECURITY CLEARANCE OR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)Q ORL CLEARANCE

About Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations we are committed to driving meaningful change for our customers and communities through smart innovative technology that solves real problems. As a growing systems and software engineering company we partner across public and private sectors to modernize enterprise systems strengthen security and deliver high value solutions. We are scaling with purpose investing in our people processes and platforms as we expand. We work hard think creatively and value every perspective as we push boundaries and build systems that matter.

Who you are

Trilogy Innovations Inc. is seeking an Ansible Automation Engineer to design build and maintain the automation pipeline underpinning a federal RHEL infrastructure modernization program. This role owns AAP strategy and implementation playbook and role development STIG/SCAP automation and CI/CD integration from Day 1 through contract closeout.

What you will do:

• Design develop and implement Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) workflows playbooks roles and job templates to support RHEL provisioning configuration management patch deployment and system lifecycle management.
• Develop maintain and optimize automated security compliance solutions including STIG and SCAP remediation aligned with DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmark standards.
• Integrate automation solutions with enterprise platforms including Red Hat Satellite Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) identity management systems (SSSD Active Directory LDAP) and observability and monitoring tools.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks that improve operational efficiency consistency and compliance across large-scale Linux environments.
• Manage automation content within version-controlled repositories ensuring adherence to code management standards peer reviews testing and change control processes.
• Collaborate with engineering operations security and infrastructure teams to identify automation opportunities and implement best practices for system administration and compliance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing automation workflows reducing manual effort and increasing system reliability and security.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including runbooks standard operating procedures (SOPs) implementation guides and training materials.
• Participate in knowledge transfer activities mentoring team members and ensuring operational teams are equipped to support automated solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve automation-related issues providing ongoing support and optimization of deployed automation capabilities.

Success in this role is defined by delivering scalable reliable automation that improves efficiency and supports program goals.

You will be successful if you:

• Develop and implement a clear automation strategy aligned to program milestones
• Build reusable well-documented Ansible content adopted across the team
• Successfully deploy and integrate AAP with enterprise tools and CI/CD pipelines
• Deliver automation for patching compliance and day-2 operations
• Improve system consistency speed and reliability through automation
• Support compliance and contribute to audit readiness
• Mentor team members and increase overall automation maturity

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field; equivalent professional experience accepted.
• Minimum 10years of IT experience with 5 years expertise in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and a track record of encoding security baselines as repeatable automated controls in federal environments.
• RHCE or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation certifications
• Experience automating STIG and OpenSCAP compliance enforcement
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI Jenkins or equivalent)
• Must hold an active DoD/DoW Secret clearance or higher or an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q or L clearance.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Badge.
• Must successfully complete and receive favorable adjudication of the required NBIS eApp background investigation prior to starting employment.
• Employment is contingent upon meeting all required DOE security suitability and site-access requirements.

• Experience working within a federal security framework

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range: $150000 - $155000

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus eligibility
• 401k with company match
• Medical dental and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Professional development programs
• Employee referral bonus program

Why Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations we believe strong teams build meaningful solutions. We deliver high quality systems and software engineering services across public and private sectors supporting complex and mission critical environments with integrity collaboration and care.

Since 2010 our talented team has partnered with organizations such as the FBI U.S. Air Force NASA Department of Education Department of Energy DHS SOCOM and leading private sector clients. We are known for combining technical excellence with a thoughtful people first approach.

At Trilogy you will work alongside smart committed professionals in a supportive learning oriented environment. We value innovation accountability and continuous growth and we encourage our people to bring both expertise and humanity to the work they do.

If you are looking to contribute to impactful work while growing your skills in a collaborative and forward-thinking organization Trilogy Innovations is a place where you can do just that.

Trilogy Innovations Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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