Description
Leidos is seeking am Ansible Automation Engineer to join our established team in Chantilly, VA.
The job duties of the System Ansible Automation Engineer to deploy & support the rapidly evolving storage, operating system & common service requirements for critical network monitoring applications.
- Advanced administration & maintenance experience in Red Hat Ansible and downstream frontends (i.e. AWX)
- Develop Ansible playbooks to automate system provisioning and application deployment.
- Administer & evolve user-friendly frontend to use automation tools.
- Knowledge in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Microsoft Windows Server operating systems
- Advanced skills in RHEL using shells/consoles and common scripting languages (i.e., BASH)
- Working knowledge of Red Hat Satellite
- Ability to manage various RHEL repositories and mirrors.
- Working knowledge of Windows AD/LDAP and other Windows Server services
- Working knowledge of VMware vSphere ESXi environments
- Review, test & deploy DISA STIG and customer specific security requirements.
- Interpret Nessus Tenable.sc (or similar application) scans results and efficiently remediate in an organized manor.
- Participate in continuous improvement process for refining the architecture performance & scalability.
- Perform daily backups & maintenance on applications & operating systems to include patching, tuning, scripting, automating, and troubleshooting.
- Monitor system, application, and network performance/availability.
- Create & update system/application documentation.
- Working knowledge of Kerberos and/or Kubernetes is a plus.
- Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years of experience OR Masters and 10 years, Bachelors and 12 years, Associates and 14 years or HS and 16 years. years.
- Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2. The degree must be in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- The degree must be in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Highly motivated candidate must be able to work independently and with a local and geographically diverse team members using effective time management skills to meet deliverable timelines.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $97,500.00 - $176,250.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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