Associate Project Manager

In This Role You Will

• Lead the design, development and enhancement of Restful APIs for automation and integration.
• Drive automation of RedHat Linux, Windows and virtualization platforms with an emphasis on reliability, repeatability, and scale.
• Lead engineering delivery for developing templates, playbooks and workflows on Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Define, create and manage Ansible roles and modular content suitable for enterprise reuse.
• Design and implement secrets management for applications using standard, approved secrets management tools.
• Increase speed of provisioning, availability, and performance through automation, templating and platform hardening.
• Collaborate with Agile teams, Architects and Product Owners to evaluate options and implement the most optimal technical solutions.
• Ensure automation solutions meet compliance, audit and security requirements and produce evidence/artifacts for audits.
• Lead and execute migrations of technology stacks and automation content between platforms and environments.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members and contribute to structured upskilling programs.
• Innovate and pilot new solutions and ensure products leverage appropriate, modern technology stacks while maintaining enterprise standards.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline design and automation testing strategies to validate automation artifacts before production rollout.
  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• 8–15 years of relevant industry experience with progressive technical ownership.
• 5+ years of hands-on development experience and proven SME capabilities in developing Ansible playbooks, Jenkins, Shell, Groovy, roles and templates on Ansible Automation Platform.
• Strong understanding of how to leverage AAP features to automate and govern a large/enterprise server estate.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems and common platform modules.
• Proficient in Python with practical experience building automation libraries and RESTful APIs; exposure to Java Spring Boot APIs is advantageous.
• Advanced skills in developing and testing automation using Ansible Playbooks and integrating with Jenkins or equivalent via API calls.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines , Nexus, SAST / DSAST, deployment tooling , code management at scale using GitHub or equivalent.
• Experience working with Agile practices and toolsets including JIRA and Confluence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence and present to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to work with and coordinate across globally distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Experience authoring scripts in PowerShell and Bash and a practical understanding of server OS internals.