Job Description
Job Description
The project is structured into three main phases: Engagement Readiness, Navigate Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Planning, and Foundation.
Location: Remote
Duration: 1.5 Month Contract
Interview Process: Video Interview
Citizenship: USC/GC Only
Phase 1: Engagement Readiness
This initial phase focuses on preparation and logistics to ensure the project starts smoothly.
Technical Oversight
• Implement a technical prerequisites checklist for the client to complete
• Validate that the technical prerequisites have been met
• Determine if the environment is ready for the engagement
• Answer technical questions to prepare client personnel
Logistics
• Identify project points of contact
• Coordinate with project leads and stakeholders before the official kickoff
• Arrange onsite requirements and logistics
• Coordinate access to necessary document repositories
Phase 2: Navigate Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Planning
This phase involves workshops and discussions to define strategy and create a plan.
Strategy and Planning Workshops
• Develop an automation strategy covering team skills, adoption plans, and benefit identification
• Determine automation objectives and prioritize use cases with target criteria and measurements
• Identify interconnections and dependencies for business workflows
• Understand networking requirements and topologies for the Ansible Automation Platform
Defining Processes and Use Cases
• Establish ways of working and rules of engagement
• Discuss monitoring, reporting, and retention requirements
• Define the automation content lifecycle (content creation, inventory, credentials, execution environments)
• Define and create implementation guides for three targeted automation use cases:
1. ServiceNow integration
2. Provisioning RHEL servers
3. Patching existing RHEL servers (stretch goal)
Documentation and Alignment
• Establish a task backlog for the foundation phase to deliver a minimum viable product (MVP)
• Present outcomes of the Navigate phase to stakeholders and agree on next steps
Phase 3: Foundation
This is the implementation phase where the planned infrastructure and automation are built.
Ansible Automation Platform Infrastructure
• Populate an inventory in Ansible Controller with at least one source control inventory source
• Combine job templates into a workflow template
• Deploy, configure, and validate a Private Automation Hub Cluster
• Create and use one custom Execution Environment to support VMware integration
• Integrate the Ansible Automation Platform with ServiceNow to trigger Ansible tasks
Automation Content Creation
• Write Ansible content (playbooks, roles) to achieve goals for the following use cases:
1. Creating new RHEL servers on VMware
2. Creating new RHEL servers on Nutanix (stretch goal)
3. Patching existing RHEL servers using LEAPP (stretch goal)
Ongoing Technical Oversight
• Resolve technical issues, manage scope, and submit product issues or requests for enhancements (RFEs)
• Escalate issues as needed and manage technical communications to facilitate decision-making
Requirements
Required Skills
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (controller, workflow templates, private automation hub, execution environments).
• Ability to develop and deploy Ansible playbooks and roles for automation.
• Experience with automation use cases including:
• ServiceNow integration
• Provisioning RHEL servers
• Patching existing RHEL servers
• Knowledge of automation content lifecycle (content creation, inventory management, credentials, execution environments).
• Ability to integrate Ansible Automation Platform with other enterprise tools (e.g., VMware, ServiceNow).
• Experience in infrastructure implementation and automation projects.
• Strong troubleshooting, technical oversight, and escalation skills.
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card status (as per eligibility requirement).
• Availability to commit to a short-term contract (1.5 months, remote).
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