Ansible Network Automation Engineer - Load Balancing

Ansible Network Automation Engineer - Load Balancing COLUMBUS, Ohio **Hybrid** Contract $53.56/hr - $60.35/hr Outstanding contract opportunity!

A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for an Ansible Automation Engineer (with Load Balancing experience) in Columbus or Charlotte (hybrid 3 days on-site). If you're passionate about advancing automation and working with cutting-edge load balancing technology within a collaborative, non-egotistical team environment, this is for you!

**Contract Duration: 24 Months** **Required Skills & Experience** + 2+ years hands-on automation expertise, especially using Ansible (playbooks, roles, modules) + Ability to automate at scale for infrastructure platforms + Strong scripting skills (Python preferred; automation with Python for 2+ years) + Experience building automation frameworks, pipelines, and reusable components + Understanding CI/CD integration and release lifecycle + 2+ years networking experience (server and networking fundamentals) + 1+ year automation testing experience **Desired Skills** + Experience with load balancing technologies: F5, Citrix ADC, Avi, or similar + Understanding LTM, GTM, VIP creation, SSL certificate management, and LB workflow automation + Ability to partner with LB engineers to automate and enhance workflows + Jenkins (1+ year) + Familiarity with Agile Project Management tools (JIRA, Confluence) + Experience with internal automation frameworks (Robot a plus) **What You Will Be Doing** + Leading efforts to mature and scale automation within a well-established load balancing team (team of 6 engineers) + Developing, testing, and releasing Ansible-based automation for infrastructure platforms (approximately 70% of role) + Supporting the team by automating load balancing workflows (approximately 30% of role) + Partnering with load balancing engineers on platform engineering, feature design, and co-certification projects + Contributing to a supportive, collaborative, and partner-friendly culture with low oversight and high autonomy + Educating and collaborating with team members early in their automation journey **You will receive the following benefits:** + Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family + Dental & Orthodontia Benefits + Vision Benefits + Health Savings Account (HSA) + Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts + Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance + Hospital Indemnity Insurance + 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options + Paid Sick Time Leave + Legal and Identity Protection Plans + Pre-tax Commuter Benefit + 529 College Saver Plan Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available.

Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy.

Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

**Specialization:** + Network Engineering