Ansible Automation Engineer

Ansible Automation Engineer

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.
Location: Approximately 90% remote, with up to five (5) onsite days per month at the BPA Ross Complex / Dittmer Control Center, Vancouver, WA.

Clearance Level: DOE Security Badge + NBIS eApp (existing federal clearance preferred)

Who you are

The Ansible Automation Engineer is the program's subject-matter expert for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). You design and deliver automation strategy across the RHEL estate, build and maintain reusable roles and collections, integrate AAP with source control and CI/CD, and uplift the broader engineering team's automation practice.
This role supports the BPA-26-RFP-5852 MCIT Replatforming RHEL program for the Bonneville Power Administration. Period of performance is June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027 (12 months, milestones M1–M6). The role is concentrated on the program's automation-focused milestones (M1 and M3–M5), with periods of full-time engagement and a planned coverage gap during August–September 2026.

What you will do:

• Lead the design of Ansible automation strategy across infrastructure, configuration management, security remediation, and application deployment.
• Build, document, and maintain reusable Ansible roles, collections, and execution environments aligned to enterprise standards.
• Stand up and operate Ansible Automation Platform (controller, hub, EDA where applicable); manage projects, inventories, credentials, and job templates.

• Integrate AAP with Git/GitLab, GitLab CI / Jenkins / Bamboo pipelines, Red Hat Satellite, Identity Management, and ticketing systems.
• Develop Molecule test suites and automated linting (ansible-lint, yamllint) to support a CI-driven content lifecycle.

• Author automation for STIG remediation, patching, certificate lifecycle, and routine day-2 operations.
• Partner with the Team Lead and Security Engineer on compliance-as-code and audit evidence collection.

• Mentor engineers and run periodic office hours and training to grow team automation capability.
• Document patterns, anti-patterns, and reference implementations for the broader team.

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 7 years of IT engineering experience, including 3+ years dedicated to Ansible-based automation at enterprise scale.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) AND a current Red Hat Ansible certification (per BPA-26-RFP-5852 staffing requirements). Acceptable Ansible certifications include Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation, Specialist in Managing Automation with AAP, or Specialist in Developing Automation with AAP.
• Expert-level Ansible Automation Platform engineering: roles, collections, dynamic inventory, Vault, execution environments, and workflow templates.
• Strong RHEL administration foundation; ability to write idempotent automation against complex systems.
• Proficiency with Git, GitLab/GitHub, branching strategies, and at least one CI/CD platform (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bamboo).
• Working knowledge of Python; comfort writing custom Ansible modules or filter plugins as needed.
• Experience integrating Ansible with Red Hat Satellite, Identity Management (FreeIPA/IdM/Keycloak), and PKI tooling (OpenSSL, Dogtag).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix) for automation telemetry.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Security Badge and successfully adjudicate an NBIS eApp background investigation prior to start.

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
• Multiple Red Hat Specialist credentials (Containers, OpenShift Automation and Integration).
• CompTIA Security+.
• Existing DOE badge or active federal clearance (Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI).

Compensation and Benefits:
Salary range: $150,000 - $160,000

• 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.