AWS DevOps Automation Engineer

NC FAST is seeking a DevOps Automation Engineer to lead infrastructure provisioning, application build, and deployment automation. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with AWS infrastructure, Ansible automation, Linux administration, and CI/CD processes.

The role focuses on developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks, troubleshooting automation issues, ensuring reliable deployments across environments, and improving software engineering and release management practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead automation activities for infrastructure provisioning, application builds, and deployments.

• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Ansible playbooks.

• Utilize Ansible Tower/AWX to manage automation workflows.

• Support AWS infrastructure and Linux-based environments.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines and automate application deployment processes.

• Collaborate with architects, developers, deployment teams, and Database Administrators.

• Troubleshoot deployment issues and validate system configurations.

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and automation best practices.

• Improve continuous integration, continuous deployment, and software release processes.

• Ensure consistent, reliable, and repeatable deployments across environments.

Required Skills

• AWS Infrastructure

• Ansible Playbooks

• Ansible Tower/AWX

• Linux Administration

• YAML

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Build and Release Automation

• Deployment Troubleshooting

• Configuration Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NC FAST applications.

• Experience improving deployment reliability and automation workflows.

• Strong understanding of software development and release lifecycles.

• Experience collaborating with DevOps, application development, and database teams.