Job Description
Payrate: $75.00 - $80.00/hr.
Summary: We are seeking a Senior Ansible / Terraform Automation Engineer with hands-on experience automating SAP components in enterprise cloud environments. This role will focus on modernizing and scaling automation using Ansible and Terraform, supporting SAP workloads running on Azure and/or AWS, and replacing legacy scripting solutions with standardized, maintainable automation.
This role directly impacts the stability, scalability, and reliability of SAP systems by reducing manual effort, improving consistency, and enabling faster, safer changes through automation.
This is a hands-on execution role, not an advisory or junior position. The ideal candidate has directly built and owned automation for SAP systems and can operate independently in a complex enterprise environment.
Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for infrastructure and SAP automation
- Develop and manage Terraform modules for cloud infrastructure provisioning (Azure and/or AWS)
- Automate SAP-related tasks including: SAP system installs, Patching and upgrades, Kernel updates, Start/stop automation, OS-level SAP dependencies
- Reverse engineer legacy automation scripts (Perl, PowerShell) and replace them with Ansible-based solutions
- Implement and support Ansible Tower / AWX for enterprise automation workflows
- Troubleshoot automation failures and implement rollback and recovery strategies
- Ensure automation adheres to enterprise security, compliance, and change-management standards
- Document automation solutions and support knowledge transfer
Qualifications: - 4-5 years of experience in infrastructure automation / DevOps
- Expert-level Ansible experience: Playbooks, roles, inventories, variables, Ansible administration, Infrastructure automation
- Strong Terraform experience: Module development, State management, Integration with Ansible workflows
- Direct SAP automation experience (non-negotiable): Automating SAP system lifecycle tasks, Working with SAP Basis teams, SAP running on Azure and/or AWS
- Cloud experience: Azure (preferred): VMs, VNets, NSGs, ARM concepts
- AWS (acceptable): EC2, VPC, Security Groups
- Scripting skills: PowerShell (required), Perl (required), Bash / Shell scripting
- Experience working in large enterprise environments
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
Desired Skills: - SAP HANA or S/4HANA automation experience
- Python scripting
- CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab)
- Secrets management (Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault)
- Experience migrating SAP workloads to cloud environments
Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $75.00 - $80.00 /hour . Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law. Consent to Communication and Use of AI Technology: By submitting your application for this position and providing your email address(es) and/or phone number(s), you consent to receive text (SMS), email, and/or voice communication whether automated (including auto telephone dialing systems or automatic text messaging systems), pre-recorded, AI-assisted, or individually initiated from OpenKyber, our agents, representatives, or affiliates at the phone number and/or email address you have provided. These communications may include information about potential opportunities and information. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency may vary. You represent and warrant that the email address(es) and/or telephone number(s) you provided to us belong to you and that you are permitted to receive calls, text (SMS) messages, and/or emails at these contacts. You also acknowledge and agree to OpenKyber s use of AI technology during the sourcing process, including calls from an AI Voice Recruiter. AI is used solely to gather data and does not replace human-based decision-making in employment decisions. Calls may be recorded. Consent is not a condition of purchasing any property, goods, or services. You may revoke your consent at any time by replying STOP to messages or by contacting . For information about our collection, use, and disclosure of applicant"s personal information as well as applicants" rights over their personal information, please see our . #OpenKyber
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