Cloud Architect with Ansible

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Ansible
Network
VPC

Job Details

Role: Cloud Architect with Ansible

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 12+ Months

Description:

We are seeking an experienced Ansible Architect to design, implement, and optimize automated network configuration solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform environments. This role requires deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), network automation, and cloud-native networking, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient deployment.

  1. Architecture & Design
  • Design and implement automation architecture using Ansible for multi-cloud network configuration.
  • Develop reusable playbooks, roles, inventories, and collections for provisioning, configuration, and compliance.
  • Define and build CI/CD pipelines for automated network deployments and updates.
  • Establish frameworks for idempotent, scalable, and modular automation workflows.
  1. Network Automation
  • Automate creation and configuration of cloud networking components including:
    • VPCs, subnets, route tables, security groups, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers
  • Integrate Ansible with:
    • Cloud-native APIs
    • Network management and monitoring tools
  • Ensure consistent and predictable network state through repeatable automation.
  • Enforce network security best practices through automated policies.
  • Integrate automation with vulnerability scanning, compliance tools, and audit frameworks.
  • Maintain configuration standards and drift detection through automated check
  • Collaborate closely with Cloud Architects, Network Engineers, and DevOps teams.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship on automation best practices.
  • Advocate for GitOps, IaC, and DevSecOps principles across teams
  • Implement observability and logging for automated network changes.
  • Continuously optimize automation workflows for performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Troubleshoot automation failures and network-related issues

    Required Skills & Qualifications:
  • Strong expertise in Ansible (playbooks, roles, collections, Jinja2).
  • Deep understanding of networking concepts: TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPN, firewalls.
  • Hands-on experience with public cloud networking:
    • AWS VPC, Azure Virtual Network, Google Cloud Platform VPC
  • Familiarity with cloud-native networking services (e.g., Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, NAT Gateway).
  • Experience with IaC tools (Terraform preferred).
  • Proficiency in Python for custom modules and automation tooling.
  • Strong knowledge of YAML, JSON, and REST API integrations.

Early response is appreciated....



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