We are seeking a Senior Ansible Automation Engineer to lead automation initiatives within a large enterprise IT operations environment. This role is responsible for designing and implementing automation solutions that improve consistency, security, and operational efficiency across enterprise Windows and Linux server infrastructure .

The successful candidate will combine deep Ansible automation expertise with advanced systems administration experience across Windows Server (2019/2022) and enterprise Linux platforms , supporting large-scale operational environments with strong governance, reliability, and compliance requirements.

This is a hands‑on technical role focused on reducing manual operational work through automation while ensuring stability, security, and scalability of production systems.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Automation & Standardization

- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade automation using Ansible across Windows and Linux environments.
- Build reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, inventories, and automation frameworks aligned with enterprise standards.
- Establish automation governance, coding standards, and reusable automation patterns,



while maintaining source‑controlled automation repositories and documentation.
- Automate provisioning, configuration management, compliance enforcement, and operational workflows, reducing manual administration across the enterprise.
- Lead the transition from manual administration to automation‑first operations.
- Design and implement phased patch deployment strategies (Dev Test UAT Production) ensuring setting promotion discipline.
- Automate end‑to‑end patch lifecycle management using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager APIs, PowerShell modules, WSUS integration, and ADR (Automatic Deployment Rules).
- Automate maintenance window execution, change sequencing, pre- and post‑deployment validation, rollback procedures, and compliance verification aligned with enterprise ITIL processes.
- Build approval‑gated promotion pipelines with reporting dashboards to ensure auditability, production stability, and compliance adherence.
- Optimize patch baselines, supersedence management, deployment scheduling, and automated remediation workflows for large‑scale server environments.

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📌 Automation Solution Consultant - Senior (ONSITE) (Toronto)
🏢 Pathlion
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