DevOps Engineer (Columbus, OH Local Candidates)

Introduction

This DevOps Engineer position in Columbus, OH is a key role within our team where you will be responsible for designing and developing Git-based configuration management repositories, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with various teams to automate configuration management activities. You will play a crucial role in ensuring efficient and effective deployment processes and data validation for our projects.
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Responsibilities

• Design and develop a Git-based configuration management repository structure.
• Implement branch protection, pull request workflows, and governance controls.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines to validate configuration data against defined schemas and quality standards.
• Build integrations for AI-assisted analysis and cross-team review processes.
• Create APIs and automation workflows to synchronize configuration data between platforms.
• Maintain Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) job templates and workflows.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and platform engineering teams to define standards and automation requirements.
• Produce technical documentation and support materials.
• Translate existing configuration baselines to YML.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, and pull request-based development workflows.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or other automation-focused programming languages.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated validation processes.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, data integration patterns, and schema-based data validation.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, or DevOps engineering practices.
• Experience working with JSON, YAML, and structured configuration data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) / AWX.
• Familiarity with AI, machine learning, or automated content analysis workflows.
• Experience developing enterprise integrations between multiple systems of record.
• Knowledge of configuration management, governance, compliance, and operational controls.