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The Network Management System (NMS) team provides engineering design, development, and implementation of the network management system supporting mission critical Networks in support of the Intelligence Community (IC).

AT&T has an opening for a Ansible Automation Engineer for Linux Automation to support the National Security Team.
Description of Job Duties/Responsibilities:
The job duties of the System Ansible Automation Engineer to deploy & support the rapidly evolving storage, operating system & common service requirements for mission critical network monitoring applications.

• Advanced administration & maintenance experience in Red Hat Ansible and downstream frontends (i.e. AWX).
• Develop Ansible playbooks to automate system provisioning and application deployment.
• Administer & evolve user-friendly frontend to use automation tools.
• Knowledge in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.
• Advanced skills in RHEL using shells/consoles and common scripting languages (i.e., BASH).
• Working knowledge of Red Hat Satellite.
• Ability to manage various RHEL repositories and mirrors.
• Working knowledge of Windows AD/LDAP and other Windows Server services.
• Working knowledge of VMware vSphere ESXi environments.
• Review, test & deploy DISA STIG and customer specific security requirements.
• Interpret Nessus Tenable.sc (or similar application) scans results and efficiently remediate in an organized manor.
• Participate in continuous improvement process for refining the architecture performance & scalability.
• Perform daily backups & maintenance on applications & operating systems to include patching, tuning, scripting, automating, and troubleshooting.
• Monitor system, application, and network performance/availability.
• Create & update system/application documentation.
• Working knowledge of Kerberos and/or Kubernetes is a plus.  

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph. (3ts/sci) (#polygraph)
Required Qualifications: Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 5 years of experience OR Masters and 10 years, Bachelors and 12 years, Associates and 14 years or HS and 16 years. years.

• Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
• The degree must be in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• The degree must be in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Highly motivated candidate must be able to work independently and with a local and geographically diverse team members using effective time management skills to meet deliverable timelines.

Ready to join our team? Apply Today!

Our Ansible Automation Engineer (ITSE III) earns $79,300 - 170,000 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits: 

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage 
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Paid Caregiver Leave 
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected · Adoption Reimbursement 
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term) 
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal 
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs 
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone