Ansible Operations Engineer (Contract) - Gauteng/Hybrid - ISB9202586
- Midrand, Johannesburg
- Permanent
- Full-time
✅ Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
✅ High work-life balance with Flexible hours
✅ Agile working environmentPOSITION: Contract until December 2028EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years related working experienceCOMMENCEMENT: 01 September 2025LOCATION: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotationQualifications/ExperienceDegree in Information Systems or equivalent experienceMinimum of 5 years of IT operations experienceMinimum of 5 years configuration management and automation experienceMinimum of 4 years ITIL work experienceMinimum of 4 years Scrum work experienceMinimum of 6 years operating system administration experienceStrong experience with Ansible Core and Ansible Automation Platform (or Ansible Tower/AWX)Strong experience with Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES)Strong experience with coding/scripting (Bash, PowerShell, etc.)Strong experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure)Strong knowledge with version control systems (GitHub)Strong experience with IaC (Terraform)Experience with GitOpsAny Linux certification such as RHCSAEssential Skills RequirementsDeep knowledge of Confluence, Jira and Bitbucket/GitHubDeep knowledge of Ansible Core and Ansible Automation Platform/Ansible TowerDeep knowledge of AWS and AzureDeep knowledge of Unix, Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SLES)Deep knowledge of IaC and related tools such as TerraformDeep knowledge of mounting technologies (Autofs, DFS)Deep knowledge of storage technologies and modern solutionsDeep knowledge of networking protocols: NFS, CIFS, SSH, DNS, NTPDeep knowledge of scripting/programming (Bash, Python, Perl)Strong professional communication and documentation skillsAny additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) CharterAdvantageous Skills RequirementsAgile Working Model familiarityVirtualisation technologies (e.g., VMWare)Private Cloud solutions knowledgeWindows Server knowledgeDynatrace, Grafana, and Splunk familiarityContainerisation (e.g., podman, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)Directory Access Manager (DIVA), iStore, ADGR knowledgeBasic understanding of ITIL/ITSM (Problem-Incident-Change processes)ITSM Suite, Scrum, Active Directory/LDAP, OIDCServiceNow experienceSIEM (e.g., Splunk), Red Hat Satellite knowledgeRHCE (ex294/ex407), Ansible Tower, ITIL, and Scrum certifications (advantageous)Role RequirementsDevelop and maintain Ansible playbooks and rolesManage and operate Ansible Automation Platform objects (templates, workflows, etc.)Assist users migrating automation workloads to AnsibleDeploy/manage workloads on AWS and Azure, ensuring security and complianceCreate/manage Terraform-based infrastructure as codePerform OS and Ansible lifecycle managementUse GitHub for version control and Git branchingMaintain and update Jira storiesPlan resources/infrastructure/licensing with Product Owner and Line ManagerEnsure system stability and alignment to Group Ops standardsMaintain knowledge base and sub-product documentationUnderstand complex application architecture/dependenciesManage performance, stability, and cost optimisation of Ansible Automation PlatformManage Problem, Incident, and Change processes (ITSM service)Perform standby/weekend work as requiredKeep documentation current in tools like CMDB, Connect IT, ResolveITAttend/lead operations meetingsCoordinate external contractorsManage security vulnerabilities
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