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Ansible L2 Automation Engineer

--OPEXOR UAE--

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As a member of our organization, you will work cross-functionally with teams across the business to design, build, and deliver innovative, market-leading products. You will join a growing company that offers competitive benefits, clear opportunities for career advancement, and the chance to learn and grow alongside accomplished industry leaders. We are seeking an experienced, high-performing professional who is motivated to make a meaningful impact.

This role requires both creativity and analytical rigor The ideal candidate is proactive, solution-oriented, and demonstrates a strong sense of ownership with a results-driven mindset. Success in this position requires excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to execute effectively in a fast-paced environment.

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Role OverviewKey ResponsibilitiesRequired Skills and ExperienceRequired CertificationsExpected Deliverables

Role Overview

Opexor is  looking for an experienced Ansible L2 Automation Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support. The resource will automate day-to-day operations, provisioning, patching, health checks, compliance checks, and remediation workflows across infrastructure, cloud, network, security, database, middleware, AIX, VMware, Nutanix, OCI, and mainframe related environments.



Key Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain a modular, role-based Ansible project structure (collections, roles, playbooks) aligned to banking ITSM standards (ITIL v4).
  •  Build and enforce Ansible best practices: idempotency, error handling, vault secrets management, and tag-based execution strategies.
  • Develop reusable Ansible Collections for internal consumption and publish to a private Automation Hub / Galaxy.
  • Integrate Ansible with AWX / Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.x for workflow orchestration, RBAC, and audit trail.
  • Architect end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for playbook testing (Molecule, ansible-lint, YAML lint) via GitLab CI / Jenkins
  • Automate VM lifecycle: provisioning, cloning, snapshot management, decommissioning via community. vmware collection.
  • Integrate with vRealize Orchestrator and NSX-T for network-aware VM provisioning.
  • Health checks: datastore capacity, VM sprawl detection, HA/DRS cluster status, vCenter certificate expiry 
  • Automate cluster provisioning, VM creation, disk/network attachment via nutanix.ncp collection 
  • Automate OCI resource provisioning: Compute instances, VCNs, subnets, Block Volumes, OCI Vault secrets via oracle.oci collection
  • Implement cost governance: tag enforcement playbooks, idle resource detection, and scheduled shutdown/startup.
  • Automate AIX system provisioning via NIM (Network Installation Manager) integrated with Ansible
  • Manage LPAR lifecycle, VIOS virtual adapter configuration, and WPARs using ibm.power_aix collection.
  • Automate configuration management for multi-vendor network devices (Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper JunOS, Arista EOS, F5 BIG-IP) using platform-specific Ansible collections.
  • Implement network compliance playbooks: enforce baseline configs, detect drift, and remediate via NAPALM / netconf / RESTCONF.
  • Design and operate bank-wide OS patching automation for Linux (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu), Windows Server, AIX, and OCI instances
  • Integrate patching workflows with ServiceNow: auto-open CRQs, update CMDB, close with compliance evidence.
  • Develop and schedule comprehensive health-check playbooks for all platforms (daily/weekly/ondemand).
  • Build capacity reporting automation: CPU/memory/storage trending, forecast alerts.


Required Skills and Experience

  • Experience with Ansible Core, including AAP 2.x/AWX, Ansible Navigator, Ansible Lint, Molecule, RBAC, Execution Environments, Ansible Collections, and Ansible Vault.
  • Hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere 7/8, vCenter, ESXi, NSX-T, vSAN, vROps, and SDDC Manager.
  • Strong knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps tools, including GitLab CI, Jenkins, Git, Jinja2, YAML, Python 3.x, Bash scripting, REST APIs, and JSON/YAML parsing.
  • Experience with ITSM and monitoring platforms, including ServiceNow (CMDB, CRQ, Incident Management), Splunk, ELK Stack, Grafana, Prometheus, and Dynatrace.
  • Knowledge of security and compliance standards, including CIS Benchmarks, STIG, PCI-DSS, SWIFT CSP, HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk AAM, and Qualys/Tenable APIs.
  • Strong understanding of automation, infrastructure management, and enterprise DevOps best practices.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, scripting, and problem-solving skills in enterprise environments.



Required Certifications

  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation (EX374) certification is mandatory.
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE, EX294 Ansible) certification is mandatory.
  • Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Implementation certification is recommended.
  • Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification is recommended.
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Expected Deliverables

  • Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows.
  • VMware infrastructure automation and configuration.
  • CI/CD pipeline integration and automation.
  • REST API, Python, and Bash automation solutions.
  • ServiceNow integration and incident automation.
  • Automation monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support.
  • Technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer.



Key Responsibilities

  • Present technical solutions
  • Meet sprint objectives
  • Translate requirements into solutions
  • Design and build systems
  • Maintain platforms and integrations

Must Have

  • Bachelor Degree or Higher
  • Passion for software products
  • Perfect written English
  • Highly creative and autonomous
  • Valid work permit for GCC

Nice to have

  • Technical documentation experience
  • Multi-language programming skills
  • Cloud platform and AI exposure
  • Strong analytical skills

What Makes This Role Rewarding?


  • A highly capable team of professionals working within a collaborative, inclusive, and transparent culture
  • Strong leadership that empowers teams with effective tools, sound decision-making, and flexible work practices
  • A streamlined operating environment that minimizes bureaucracy and enables ownership, accountability, and autonomy
  • Opportunities to broaden industry knowledge by working across diverse business sectors
  • The ability to design and deliver impactful technical solutions that provide ongoing value to customers and end users.
  • Meaningful responsibilities and engaging challenges within a fast-growing, continuously evolving organization

What We Offer

At Opexor, every team member, whether working remotely or in person, has the opportunity to see the direct impact of their work and contribute meaningfully to the company’s success. We value ownership, accountability, and outcomes, ensuring individual contributions are visible and recognized.
We actively foster connection and engagement across distributed teams through a mix of virtual and in-person initiatives, including wellness activities, team-building events, knowledge-sharing sessions, and social gatherings designed to strengthen collaboration and culture regardless of location.

Perks

Competitive compensation package
Flexible PTO.

Professional Development

Grow expertise with enterprise grade platforms.

Team Collaboration

Join a skilled supportive engineering team.

Travel

Depending on the role, opportunities for international travel and professional exposure may be available.

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