Opticca Consulting is seeking a Senior Ansible Automation Engineer involving the deployment and migration to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) on Microsoft Azure.

The consultant will play a key role in standing up a new AAP setting and migrating automation assets from an existing Ansible Tower environment, including playbooks, roles, RBAC configurations, and automation pipelines.

This role requires strong expertise in enterprise automation, Linux/Windows configuration management, and Ansible Automation Platform architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

Ansible Automation Platform Deployment

- Install and configure Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) in an Azure environment
- Configure execution nodes / execution environments
- Establish secure connectivity with target environments including Windows via WinRM
- Configure AAP components including controllers, inventories, and credentials

Automation Migration
- Develop migration scripts to move automation assets from legacy Ansible Tower to AAP
- Migrate and validate:
- Ansible playbooks
- Roles
- Job templates
- Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)
- Inventory structures

Automation Content Migration

Support migration and validation of automation content including:

- ~20 Linux playbooks
- ~6 Linux roles
- ~19 Windows playbooks
- ~36 Windows roles
- ~20 Solaris roles

Ensure compatibility with AAP execution environments and modern automation standards.

Platform Integration

Implement integrations with enterprise platforms including:

- CyberArk credential management
- Microsoft Entra ID authentication
- GitHub-based automation pipelines
- Execution environment build pipelines
- GitHub runner host configuration

Inventory and Configuration Management
- Convert Smart Inventories to Constructed Inventories
- Validate system configuration and automation workflows post-migration
- Test provisioning callbacks and job execution flows

Testing & Validation
- Perform end-to-end testing of automation workflows
- Validate connectivity, authentication,



and credential integrations
- Support joint testing with Red Hat and client teams

Documentation

Develop technical documentation including:

- Platform Runbook / Build Book
- AAP deployment architecture
- Access control and permissions structure
- Operational procedures for automation deployment and maintenance

Required Skills & Experience

Core Automation Skills

- 5+ years experience with Ansible automation
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Experience migrating environments from Ansible Tower

Infrastructure & Systems
- Strong Linux administration experience
- Automation experience with:
- Linux systems
- Windows systems via WinRM
- Legacy Unix environments (Solaris experience preferred)

Cloud Experience
- Experience deploying infrastructure and automation platforms in Microsoft Azure

CI/CD & Automation Pipelines
- Experience integrating automation with:
- GitHub
- Automation pipelines
- Execution environment builds

Identity & Security
- Experience integrating automation with:
- CyberArk
- Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD

Enterprise Automation
- Experience with:
- RBAC automation models
- Inventory management
- Automation governance practices

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on Red Hat–led consulting engagements
- Red Hat certifications such as:
- RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation

- Experience with AAP 2.x architecture
- Experience building custom execution environments
- Experience with hybrid cloud automation

Deliverables The consultant will contribute to the successful delivery of the following milestones:

- Deployment and configuration of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform on Azure
- Migration of automation content and platform configuration
- Integration with enterprise identity and secrets platforms
- Validation and testing of automation workflows
- Delivery of full runbook and operational documentation

Engagement Details

Contract Type: Independent Contractor

Location: Remote (North America only)

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🏢 Opticca
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