Staff Systems Engineer expertise in outsourced software and calibration processes for GM. Leading supplier management initiatives and ensuring compliance across engineering teams.
About the role
- Automation Systems Engineer designing automation frameworks for secure production environments. Integrating hardware and software for mission-driven customers in cybersecurity operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of advanced Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules to automate deployment of defensive cyber infrastructure
- Engineer automation frameworks that deploy networking, server hardware, operating systems, containers, virtualization, and application stacks
- Automate configuration of physical hardware and network appliances (routers, firewalls, etc.)
- Integrate security controls such as STIG hardening and SELinux into automated deployment pipelines
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to support automated testing and validation
- Collaborate with software development teams to build highly parameterized automation aligned with product stacks
- Translate mission and technical requirements into scalable automation solutions
- Support technical demonstrations and customer engagements
- Ensure engineering standards, cybersecurity controls, and best practices are consistently applied
- Document processes, workflows, and system configurations
Requirements
- 6–8 years of experience as a Systems Engineer and/or Automation Engineer
- Expert-level proficiency with Ansible, including:
- Development and maintenance of playbooks, roles, modules
- Deep knowledge of Jinja2 templating, Collections, and configuration management
- Experience with Ansible Galaxy and Ansible Vault
- Automation of physical hardware and network devices
- Strong analytical and debugging skills within complex automation workflows
- Extensive hands-on experience with Fedora-based Linux distributions (RHEL, Rocky, Oracle), including:
- Driver and firmware management
- File systems and networking
- Security configuration and hardening
- Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting
- Experience with virtualization and container platforms (e.g., VMware, Kubernetes, Docker/Podman)
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, infrastructure hardening, defense-in-depth, and compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of network protocols and architecture design
- Experience with patching strategies, authentication models, and log retention policies
- Experience with Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile project workflows (e.g., Jira)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Active driver’s license with clean driving record
- Experience supporting Defensive Cyber Operations within U.S. Government or Service Cyber Command environments
- Hands-on experience with defensive cyber platforms such as Security Onion, Splunk, Elastic, Zeek, and pfSense
- Security certifications (e.g., CySA+, CISSP)
- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
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