Ansible SME / Ansible Architect

About the Role

HCLTech is seeking an experienced Ansible SME / Ansible Architect to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires strong hands-on expertise in Ansible Tower, automation, Linux administration, and enterprise infrastructure environments, with 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong hands-on knowledge of the Ansible Tower dashboard and interface.
• Create custom inventories and dynamic inventory sources.
• Develop and manage Ansible playbooks, including understanding file and directory structures.
• Implement provisioning callbacks.
• Configure Ansible Tower, including job concurrency, forks, limits, and verbosity.
• Deploy and manage Ansible Tower clusters, including autoscaling.
• Configure servers and multi-tier applications, including deployment.

Required Technical Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of Linux administration experience.
• Working knowledge of Linux, UNIX, and Windows administration.
• Good understanding of YAML and JSON.
• Knowledge of AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud architectures and services.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts.
• Exposure to Puppet and Chef is an added advantage.

Professional Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong documentation and presentation abilities.
• Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.

Experience and Location

Candidates should possess 2-5 years of experience in relevant fields. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.