Platform Engineer Ansible Automation Platform (AAP / Tower) | DevOps / SRE
Platform Engineer Ansible Automation Platform (AAP / Tower) | DevOps / SRE Location: Charlotte, NC | Onsite Job Description : Key Responsibilities Ansible Automation Platform (AAP / Tower) Design, develop, and support Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and execution environments using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP / Tower) Administer and operate Ansible Tower/AAP, including inventories, credentials, projects, job templates, workflows, RBAC, and access controls Integrate AAP with enterprise authentication, secrets management, and logging platforms Ensure automation artifacts meet Truist standards for reusability, auditability, and security Build standardized automation frameworks for provisioning, configuration management, patching, and lifecycle management Platform Engineering & Automation Enable governed self-service automation while maintaining strong controls and approvals Automate compliance validation, configuration drift detection, and remediation SRE & Reliability Engineering Apply SRE principles to improve availability, resiliency, and MTTR across supported platforms Support SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets through automation and observability integration Automate operational tasks such as health checks, remediation, failover validation, and recovery procedures Observability & Monitoring Integrate Ansible automation with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) Automate instrumentation, alert configuration, and telemetry onboarding Support proactive issue detection and incident response DevOps & CI/CD Integration Integrate AAP automation into enterprise CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) Promote DevOps best practices including source control, automated testing, and peer review Partner with application and platform teams to reduce manual effort and deployment risk Cloud, Security & Compliance Support automation across hybrid and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, on-prem) Embed security controls, secrets management, and least-privilege access into automation workflows Ensure solutions comply with Truist security, risk, and regulatory requirements Support audit, risk, and compliance reviews as required Operations & Governance Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes Provide documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to Truist teams Adhere to Truist vendor engagement, change control, and operational standards Required Qualifications Technical Skills Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP / Tower) Expertise in Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, workflows, and execution environments Experience with Linux/Unix systems administration Experience with CI/CD tools and Git-based source control Experience with observability platforms (monitoring, logging, tracing) Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Scripting experience with Python and/or Shell Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting enterprise-scale Ansible Tower/AAP environments Experience in financial services or other regulated environments Exposure to Kubernetes and container platforms Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Experience with secrets management solutions (CyberArk, Hashi Corp Vault, cloud-native services) Red Hat certifications (preferred): Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)