Workforce Connections LLC
Workforce Connections LLC

Senior Ansible Automation Engineer (ServiceNow Integration)

St. Louis, MO, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago
Contract W2
6 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
$60 - $75/hr
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Ansible
  • ServiceNow
  • Red Hat Ansible Platform

Summary

Senior Ansible Automation Engineer – ServiceNow Integration

Contract Type / Duration: Contract – Duration to Be Confirmed
Location: St. Louis, MO – Onsite
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Work Hours: 40 Hours per Week
Pay Rate: $60–$75/hour W-2
Start Date: ASAP

Job Summary / Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Ansible Automation Engineer to support infrastructure automation initiatives and a major ServiceNow implementation.

This is a hands-on engineering position focused primarily on developing, maintaining, and improving Ansible automation solutions that support enterprise infrastructure operations. The engineer will help modernize existing automation workflows and support integrations with ServiceNow as the organization transitions to a new platform environment.

Strong Ansible automation experience is essential. Prior ServiceNow development experience is not required. Candidates should have a general understanding of ServiceNow or IT service management platforms and be willing to learn ServiceNow through training and hands-on collaboration.

The ideal candidate is technically strong, collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working with multiple engineering teams in a professional corporate environment.

Top Required Skills – Ranked

1. Advanced Ansible Automation Engineering – Critical

  • Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining Ansible automation solutions.

  • Experience writing, modifying, testing, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.

  • Experience with Ansible Core, open-source Ansible, or Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

  • Ability to independently design and implement automation solutions in enterprise infrastructure environments.

2. Infrastructure Automation & Integration – Critical

  • Experience automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks.

  • Experience integrating automation solutions with enterprise applications and systems.

  • Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, web services, and related integration methods.

  • Strong scripting and troubleshooting skills.

3. Automation Development & Modernization – High

  • Experience reviewing, improving, and maintaining existing automation code.

  • Ability to troubleshoot complex automation workflows and integration issues.

  • Experience with Git, source control, testing, and CI/CD practices.

  • Understanding of maintainable, reusable automation design.

4. Collaboration, Adaptability & Culture Fit – Critical

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Positive attitude and collaborative approach to problem-solving.

  • Willingness to learn ServiceNow and adapt to evolving technology requirements.

  • Ability to work effectively with infrastructure engineers, application teams, and technical stakeholders.

  • Comfortable working onsite within a team-oriented corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise Ansible automation solutions.

  • Create and enhance Ansible playbooks, roles, and reusable automation components.

  • Support infrastructure automation involving configuration management, provisioning, and operational workflows.

  • Review and update existing Ansible code as infrastructure and platform requirements evolve.

  • Support integration between Ansible automation and ServiceNow.

  • Modify automation workflows that interact with change tickets, incident tickets, service requests, and related ITSM processes.

  • Collaborate with ServiceNow developers and platform engineers during implementation and integration activities.

  • Troubleshoot automation failures, API integrations, scripting issues, and workflow errors.

  • Identify opportunities to simplify automation, reduce technical debt, and improve operational efficiency.

  • Participate in code reviews, testing, deployments, and production support.

  • Maintain technical documentation for automation workflows, integration logic, and support procedures.

  • Partner with infrastructure, application, security, and operations teams to deliver reliable automation solutions.

  • Learn and apply ServiceNow integration capabilities through available training and collaboration.

Required Qualifications

  • Senior-level hands-on Ansible automation engineering experience.

  • Strong experience writing and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.

  • Experience with enterprise infrastructure automation and configuration management.

  • Strong scripting and automation development skills.

  • Working knowledge of REST APIs, JSON, and system integrations.

  • Experience with Git or comparable source control tools.

  • Understanding of software development, testing, and deployment practices.

  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to independently deliver automation solutions.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

  • Willingness to learn ServiceNow.

  • Ability to work onsite in St. Louis, Missouri.

Preferred Skills / Nice to Have

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

  • Ansible Automation Controller / AWX

  • Python

  • PowerShell

  • Linux administration

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • REST API integrations

  • ServiceNow familiarity

  • ITSM workflows involving change, incident, and service requests

  • ServiceNow-to-Ansible integrations

  • CI/CD pipelines

  • Jenkins

  • GitHub

  • Azure DevOps

  • Enterprise infrastructure engineering experience

Certifications

Preferred, Not Required:

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation certification

  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

  • Relevant infrastructure automation or DevOps certifications

Key Technologies

  • Ansible / Ansible Core

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

  • Ansible Automation Controller / AWX

  • Python

  • PowerShell

  • REST APIs

  • JSON

  • Git / GitHub

  • CI/CD

  • Jenkins

  • Azure DevOps

  • ServiceNow

  • ITSM workflows

Additional Notes

  • Ansible engineering experience is the primary hiring requirement.

  • Prior ServiceNow development experience is not required; training will be provided.

  • Candidates should have general familiarity with ServiceNow or comparable ITSM concepts.

  • This is a hands-on automation engineering role, not a ServiceNow administrator position.

  • Strong technical skills, a collaborative attitude, and willingness to learn are essential.

  • Candidates must be local to the St. Louis area and available to work onsite.

  • W-2 employment required.

  • No Corp-to-Corp (C2C) arrangements.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 91172209
  • Position Id: 2194-21065-1793748228
  • Posted 9 hours ago
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