Senior Automation Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Fort Meade, MDLackland AFB, TX
Salary: $86,900–$198,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Sep 20, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $155k

This role $142k

$74k most similar roles pay here $211k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $138,700–$172,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 729 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 717 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Automation Engineer

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As a Senior Automation Engineer at Booz Allen, you will join a dynamic team focused on resolving complex operational challenges through innovative end-to-end solutions. Your daily responsibilities include developing and maintaining Ansible playbooks, roles, and inventories while ensuring system hardening and troubleshooting across Linux environments like Ubuntu and RHEL. You will also contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code practices, Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated configuration enforcement in enterprise settings. Additionally, you will apply security standards such as STIGs and create technical documentation for compliance. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience with Ansible, Linux administration, Python, Bash, PowerShell, and a TS/SCI clearance. Experience in Agile environments and cloud computing is beneficial.

Skills

Ansible Linux Python Bash PowerShell Git CI/CD STIGs VMware vSphere ESXi Ubuntu RHEL

What you'll do

Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and Jinja2 templates.
Perform Linux administration tasks including system hardening, package management, service configuration, networking, and troubleshooting.
Create automation solutions using Python, Bash, and PowerShell for software development and infrastructure tooling.
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), Git-based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated configuration enforcement in enterprise environments.
Apply security hardening standards such as STIGs across various operating systems and application environments.

What we're looking for

5+ years experience in Ansible automation, including development and maintenance.
5+ years Linux administration on Ubuntu and RHEL, system hardening, and troubleshooting.
5+ years developing software/automation solutions using Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Experience implementing IaC, Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated configuration enforcement.
Ability to apply security hardening standards across multiple environments.
TS/SCI clearance required.

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