Senior Linux Automation Expert (Ansible)

Lead the Automation Implementation for RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Service & Cloud Service operations of Bosch worldwide.

Responsibilities

Lead the Automation Implementation for RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Service & Cloud Service operations of Bosch worldwide; Enhance the design of automation framework strategies and roadmap, lead the implementations accordingly; Continuous improvement of automation for the installation and maintenance of Linux Operating System and related components in a Large-scale Linux Server infrastructure; Ensure security operations e.g. hardening, patch management, and threat detection of Linux Servers is properly done in a fully automated way; Keep up with the latest security requirements, plan and conduct implementation to automate them; Continuous improvement of automation for Incident, Problem, Change, and Configuration Management; Continuously improve the process where needed; Ensure stable, secure and efficient service and operations; Develop API driven automation; Ensure secure coding; Maintain CI/CD pipeline, ensure smooth and secured development process; Address audit findings and IT risks including remediation, progress tracking, status reporting and evidence documentation; Maintain high-availability of systems; Coordinate and collaborate with 1st & 2nd level support, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide solutions for escalated technical issues; Improve monitoring; Prepare and maintain SOP documentations; Consult and collaborate with IT and DevOps teams on security best practices and requirements for Linux/Unix Operating systems in On-Prem/Cloud environments; Perform Host management, Golden image management and Automation for cloud platforms; Coordinate storage, backup and ESX administration; Continuously improve the visibility of the security status of the environment; Participate in Agile meetings; Lead event driven automation and self-healing topics

Requirements

Mandatory/requires Skills: Linux Server operation and administration; Ansible & Ansible Automation Platform; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or similar specialization/technical discipline; Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience and knowledge in the field of Linux server Operations and System engineering with Automation; Experience in managing Linux Servers in a large scale Ubuntu/Debian/RHEL environment with good administration skills; Experience with integrating Linux server infrastructure with Identity providers such as Active Directory and Privilege Access Management; Experience using different patch management solutions (Eg: Satellite, Suse manager, BMC, Big Fix) for large infrastructure at a scale of 10,000+ systems; Minimum 5 years of experience in Ansible script development; Automation team lead experience; In-depth knowledge of the Ansible Automation Platform infrastructure setup; API driven automation; Creating workflows and scheduled jobs; RBAC management with Identity Management tools; Secrets management with tools from vendors such as Cyberark, Hashicorp; Intensive Experience and comprehensive knowledge in IT security; Knowledge and experience of monitoring systems; Experience in implementing self-healing infrastructure and event driven automation; Experience in ServiceNow integration and ServiceNow workflow development; Good understanding of DevOps and Agile principles (e.g., CI/CD, GitOps); Experience with IT Service Management based on ITIL and industry established quality standards; Problem solving mindset to bring continuous improvement for self and the organization; Good communication and coordination skill to ensure client requests and escalations are handled well with high level of customer satisfactions; Experience with using AI capabilities to enhance/optimize Automation implementations further; Good presentation skills to a cross-cultural audience

Nice to have

Icinga; Zabbix; CheckMK; Splunk; PowerBI