Description
This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2.2.1 contract. The candidate will be responsible for the development of automation solutions utilizing Ansible Automation Platform and RedHat . The candidate will work as part of a team automating data center infrastructure and operations problems.
The position may allow temporary hybrid remote work due to Covid-19. Position may be called back onsite at any time at the customer's request. Associate is currently expected onsite 2 days/week.
Description of Duties
Execute the duties and responsibilities as a member of the DOS Operations team:
Develop, test, and deploy Ansible playbooks.
Collect requirements, analyze solution, and create recommendation and track Agile stories.
Work collaboratively with the other Operations engineering team to create and deploy automation solutions for Cisco, MFNA, ServiceNow and other distributed data center technologies.
Administer Ansible infrastructure, perform maintenance and configuration and provide SME level support.
Provide technical documentation, procedures, and technical support to Ops concerning automation solution usage.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in our dev, test, and production environments for identified infrastructure.
Update system documentation, diagrams and Standard Operation Procedures as needed.
Qualifications
Required Experience & Education
BS and 9 years of experience; MS and 7 years of experience; May accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
Experience with Ansible Core and Ansible Tower (Experience with Ansible strongly preferred, however open to other DevOps tools experience).
Strong experience coding and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Batch files, etc.)
Strong experience with RHEL 6 or RHEL 7, Windows 2016 / 2020 System / Server Administration.
Strong knowledge of Source Code Control Systems (Git).
Experience leading system integration projects as the technical lead.
Experience working with customers to capture/document requirements.
Required Clearance
US Citizenship
Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
Ability to obtain an Interim Secret Clearance to start work
Active Secret or Top Secret is highly preferred
Desired Experience, Skills, & Attributes
Strong background in VMWare administration.
Knowledge of VMWare Integrated Openstack or Openstack.
Cloud technologies with an emphasis on Azure services.
LAN/WAN networking experience.
Experience with Active Directory expertise
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2313845-2481
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