Sr Technical Lead (Support & Operations)
India
Job Description
Sr Technical Lead (Support & Operations)
Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation. 

Convert manual and repetitive operational tasks into automated Ansible workflows. 

Create and maintain reusable Ansible roles, templates, and collections. 

Integrate Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) with enterprise tools such as ServiceNow and monitoring platforms. 

Manage inventories, credentials, job templates, and access controls within AAP/AWX. 

Troubleshoot and enhance existing automation workflows to improve reliability and efficiency. 

Use Git for version control and participate in CI/CD-based automation development practices. 

Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and network teams to identify automation opportunities. 

Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and automation runbooks. 

Support automation governance, compliance, and operational best practices. 

Skill Requirements

5–8 years of overall IT experience, including 3+ years of hands-on experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP/Tower). 

Strong hands-on experience in developing Ansible playbooks, roles, and reusable automation components. 

Experience with Ansible integrations involving ServiceNow, monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk), and REST APIs. 

Good understanding of Infra activities such as Linux administration or Windows administration or Network. 

Experience with Git repositories and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps. 

Knowledge of YAML, JSON, Jinja2 templating, and API-driven automation. 

Basic scripting skills in Python, Shell, or PowerShell. 

Experience troubleshooting Ansible execution issues and optimizing automation workflows. 

Good communication and collaboration skills. 

Other Requirements

Experience automating platforms such as Linux, Wintel, AWS, Network  

Familiarity with VMware automation and infrastructure provisioning. 

Exposure to security automation and integration with secret-management tools such as CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, or AWS Secrets Manager. 

Experience with event-driven or closed-loop automation. 

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform certification preferred. 

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.