Net2Source (N2S) · 5 hours ago
AWX/Ansible Automation Architect
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$80/hr - $85/hrNet2Source (N2S) is seeking an AWX/Ansible Automation Architect to enhance enterprise automation environments. The role involves managing AWX environments, providing architectural support for Red Hat Ansible Tower, and overseeing database management to ensure a robust automation platform.
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Hiring Manager
Mohd Hameed
Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and optimize AWX environments, including upgrades, configuration, clustering, and troubleshooting
Design and implement high‑availability (HA) and redundancy strategies for AWX (replicas, node affinity, storage, operator‑based deployment)
Analyze existing AWX deployments and recommend improvements to prevent outages, performance bottlenecks, or single points of failure
Define and enforce best practices for job templates, workflows, inventories, credentials, and RBAC within AWX
Manage integration of AWX with GitHub/GitLab/Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, HashiCorp Vault, or other enterprise tooling
Provide advanced administration and architectural support for Red Hat Ansible Tower / Automation Controller
Implement automation lifecycle governance (development → test → production)
Manage execution environments, automation hub content, credential management, and secure integration patterns
Troubleshoot and optimize job execution performance, scheduling, and controller/worker scaling
Administer and support the PostgreSQL database backing AWX/Automation Controller
Implement backup and recovery strategies (pg_dump, PITR, snapshots, scheduled backups)
Monitor query performance, tune parameters, and design HA architectures for Postgres (e.g., clustering, managed cloud services, Multi‑AZ)
Ensure proper storage provisioning, replication strategies, and resiliency for AWX’s database layer
Support SQL‑based integrations (CMDBs, reporting systems, analytics platforms)
Design and review Ansible playbooks, roles, modules, and automation frameworks following best practices
Provide stewardship over automation content versioning, GitOps workflows, and secure code review processes
Integrate automation with cloud and on‑prem platforms (AWS, Azure, VMware, Cisco, etc.)
Implement monitoring, logging, observability dashboards, SLOs/SLIs, and proactive alerting
Assess the root causes of prior outages (e.g., patch‑related AWX failures) and develop mitigation strategies
Implement secrets management, RBAC, least‑privilege principles, and credential isolation for automation workloads
Ensure automation environments meet enterprise security, compliance, and audit requirements
Qualification
Required
Hands-on AWX administration, including Operator deployment, Kubernetes/OpenShift knowledge, and HA design
Strong PostgreSQL or SQL database administration experience (backup, recovery, replication, tuning)
Red Hat Ansible Tower / Automation Controller administration experience (HA, RBAC, workflows, scaling)
Expert-level knowledge of Ansible playbooks, YAML, roles, inventories, templating, Ansible Vault
Kubernetes (k8s) skills for managing AWX clusters, including pods, deployments, ingress controllers, and stateful services
Strong Linux (RHEL/CentOS) systems understanding
Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with logging, monitoring, observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)
Ability to assess client environments and produce clear architectural recommendations
Strong documentation skills (HLDs, LLDs, runbooks, operational models)
Ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Proven record of stabilizing and maturing automation platforms in enterprise environments
Preferred
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD)
PostgreSQL or cloud database certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Company
Net2Source (N2S)
Net2Source (N2S) is a Minority owned global workforce solutions company recognized by SIA as the largest and fastest-growing Total Talent Solutions provider with a presence in 34 countries and in-house Glo-Cal (global and local) teams to support our clients.
Founded in 2007
1001-5000 employees
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