Junior Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineer 100% remote

We are seeking an Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineer to design, implement, and support air-gapped, classified OpenShift Container Platform environments. The role blends Ansible expertise with OpenShift implementation and other related topics, such as security-hardening (STIG/NIST) and the ability to automate Windows workloads via KubeVirt. The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Ansible/OpenShift Automation Engineers, Platform Engineering, Security, and Network teams to deliver a secure, repeatable, and compliant container platform for mission-critical defense applications.

Key Responsibilities May Include

Design, develop, test, and maintain reusable Ansible Collections, playbooks, roles, and custom modules for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
Engineer disconnected/air-gapped OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 4.x installations: repository mirroring, registry pull-through, Satellite/Content Delivery, and secure image management
Integrate Ansible automation with OpenShift Advanced Cluster Management (ACM), OpenShift GitOps to drive end-to-end CI/CD
Build and maintain Helm v3 charts and associated GitOps manifests for enterprise-grade applications
Provision and configure Windows VM workloads via KubeVirt, including domain join, driver installation, and post-provision hardening (PowerShell/Ansible)
Author comprehensive runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation (Ansible docs, cluster diagrams, security checklists)
Troubleshoot complex failures across the stack: Ansible playbook errors, OpenShift control-plane issues, networking (OVN-k, SR-IOV), storage (Ceph/ODF), and container runtime problems
Develop system administration jobs and runbooks in Bash or Python
Qualifications to include at least some of the following:
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear runbooks, SOPs, and compliance documentation
Cooperative and collaborative experience with remote, distributed teams
2+ years of professional IT experience; 1+ years focused on Ansible automation at enterprise scale
Experience with OpenShift Container Platform 4.x installation, upgrade, post-install configuration, and day-2 operations
Familiarity with deployment of OpenShift in mission critical environments
Experience with a scripting language such as Python and Bash or PowerShell; comfortable writing custom Ansible modules and CLI tools
Experience with Helm v3 chart development and management in GitOps workflows
Familiarity with KubeVirt, Windows VM provisioning, and virtualization drivers
Familiarity with bare-metal provisioning, networking, and storage
Familiarity with CI/CD tools: Argo CD, GitOps Operator, OpenShift Pipelines, Jenkins/GitLab
Experience with Automation orchestration tools such as Rundeck
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience preferred
U.S. citizenship required