Lead Automation Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the target state architecture for automation.

• Create and document design decisions that bring the target architecture to life.

• Lead architecture reviews throughout the portfolio.

• Drive process analysis to identify and prioritize opportunities for automation.

• Ensure that automation solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with business strategy.

• Provide mentorship to architects and engineers.

• Facilitate cross-functional design sessions.

• Effectively communicate architectural direction to both technical and executive audiences.

• Define and uphold the target-state automation architecture, along with standards, patterns, and technology roadmaps.

• Oversee the architecture, design, and implementation of secure automation solutions within Federal Financial environments, including air-gapped infrastructure and AWS GovCloud.

• Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code strategies utilizing Ansible, Ansible Tower/AWX, and other relevant automation technologies.

• Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.

• Document key decisions, trade-offs, dependencies, and implementation standards.

• Analyze infrastructure and operational processes to create a roadmap for automation opportunities.

• Design automation for server provisioning, configuration, patch management, lifecycle management, and decommissioning across RHEL and Windows Server environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary Public Trust level clearance.

• Bachelor's Degree with 16 years of experience, or a High School diploma or equivalent with 20 years of experience.

• Over 15 years of experience in building and automating secure infrastructure within Federal Financial programs.

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Ansible.

• Experience in CI/CD pipeline engineering with Jenkins.

• Continuous monitoring experience with Splunk for RHEL and Windows Server systems in both air-gapped and AWS GovCloud environments.

• Proficient with Ansible/Ansible Tower/AWX.

• Demonstrated experience in Linux and Windows server administration.

• Familiarity with automating decommissioning/provisioning workflows.

• Willingness to undergo a pre-employment credit check as required by the customer.

• Preferred: Experience with Service Now and ARIA.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

• This is a remote position.