Technical Manager
First seen by Alion on Sep 24, 2026.
Role Overview :
Technical Manager with deep expertise in Python and Ansible to lead a high-performing engineering/automation team. You will own solution architecture, set engineering best practices, drive automation at scale (infrastructure and application), and deliver secure, reliable, and scalable systems.
Required Qualifications :
- 10+ years of total experience with 3 - 4 years in technical leadership/management.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation scripting.
- Expert-level Ansible engineering - advanced Jinja2 templating, dynamic inventory, custom module development.
- Strong Kubernetes and Helm expertise - chart authoring, multi-environment lifecycle management.
- Deep Terraform knowledge - reusable module design, remote state, CI/CD integration.
- Solid AWS architecture knowledge - serverless patterns, IAM design, multi-account networking.
Technical Stack :
- Python : Async I/O, typing, packaging, virtualenv/poetry, pytest, flake8/black.
- Frameworks : FastAPI/Flask/Django.
- Ansible : Playbooks, roles, inventories, Jinja2, Ansible Vault, AWX/Tower.
- CI/CD : GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps/Jenkins.
- Containers : Docker, Kubernetes (Helm/Kustomize).
- Observability : Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK/EFK.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design and maintain enterprise-grade playbooks, roles, and collections. Automate OS patching, configuration drift correction, security hardening, and compliance enforcement across AWS, Azure, VMware, and REST-integrated environments.
- Architect serverless and event-driven automation using Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, S3 triggers, and Systems Manager.
- Develop and own custom Helm charts for multi-environment Kubernetes deployments. Manage the full Helm lifecycle including upgrades, rollbacks, and canary releases. Drive GitOps adoption using ArgoCD or Flux.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and people leadership.
Skills
Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, IAC Terraform, AWS, CI/CD Pipeline, FastAPI, Docker, DevOps