Senior Consultant, Ansible – FSI

Red Hat

. Lead the design and delivery of complex Ansible automation solutions for Financial Services customers, translating business needs into scalable technical designs.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,600 - $195,680 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPuppetPythonSaltStack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and delivery of complex Ansible automation solutions for Financial Services customers, translating business needs into scalable technical designs.
Architect resilient, secure, and reusable automation frameworks and playbooks that address specific client use cases.
Provide expert guidance on effectively leveraging Ansible Automation Platform and related Red Hat offerings to achieve operational excellence.
Act as a trusted technical advisor, helping clients navigate strategic decisions and operational challenges tied to automation.
Develop, test, and deploy robust Ansible playbooks, roles, and collections that cover use cases such as infrastructure automation, application deployment, compliance, and security orchestration.
Integrate Ansible with key enterprise platforms, including public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), virtualization stacks, networking infrastructure, and third-party tools.
Facilitate discovery sessions, assessments, and workshops to uncover automation opportunities and shape detailed delivery plans.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues across diverse customer environments.
Mentor junior consultants and customer teams on automation best practices, GitOps workflows, and DevOps methodologies.
Communicate technical concepts effectively to a diverse range of audiences, from engineering teams to C-level stakeholders.
Build and maintain strong relationships with customer stakeholders to ensure alignment, satisfaction, and delivery success.
Contribute to Red Hat’s internal knowledge base by creating reusable assets, playbooks, and reference implementations.
Stay up-to-date on AAP advancements, automation ecosystem trends, and emerging enterprise use cases.
Obtain and maintain at least two (2) active Red Hat certifications relevant to your role.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong background in architecting and delivering automation-first solutions across enterprise environments, especially cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
Deep experience with automation tools, including Ansible (required).
Familiarity with configuration management tools like Puppet, Chef, Salt, and PowerShell.
Proficiency in scripting and infrastructure-as-code languages, specifically Python, YAML, and Bash.
Proven success implementing solutions from design through delivery as part of project teams.
Previous consulting experience, ideally within large-scale transformation or automation-focused initiatives.
Experience building or integrating CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains.
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms.
Solid understanding of the business case for automation in complex IT environments.
Working knowledge of security principles across infrastructure, OS, cloud, and hypervisors.
Comfort working across distributed teams and open-source ecosystems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to speak confidently with technical teams and executive leadership.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and evolving with industry best practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holidays
Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

AnsiblePythonYAMLBashCI/CDDevOpsinfrastructure automationapplication deploymentcompliancesecurity orchestration

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringrelationship buildingproblem-solvingconsultingcollaborationstrategic advisingcontinuous learningtechnical guidancefacilitation

Certifications

Red Hat certifications