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Motion Recruitment Partners Ansible Network Automation Engineer - Load Balancing in COLUMBUS, Ohio
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