What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Systems Administrator, Technology position at Edward Jones?
This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 25-Feb-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
The Compute Engineering Team manages the firm’s enterprise compute environment, including 7,000 Linux/Windows servers and 1,000 virtualization hosts. The team is driving next‑generation infrastructure, hybrid cloud maturity, and operational efficiency—powered heavily through Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to own and evolve our Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. You’ll design, operate, and enhance AAP to improve reliability, consistency, and automation velocity across the enterprise.
- Administer AAP (Automation Controller, Private Automation Hub, Execution Environments, Automation Mesh).
- Lead installation, upgrades, patching, lifecycle management, and HA/DR design.
- Manage RBAC, credentials, SSO/LDAP, and approval workflows.
- Implement observability and partner with SRE on logging/monitoring.
- Develop automation standards, reusable roles/collections, and manage EE builds (Podman).
- Integrate AAP with Satellite, hardware management, virtualization, cloud, and ITSM systems.
- Support automation across Linux, Windows, and virtualization environments.
- Provide troubleshooting, diagnostics, and partner onboarding support.
- Participate in a 24×7 on‑call rotation.
- 5 years administering Linux systems (RHEL preferred); Windows experience a plus.
- Deep expertise with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
- Experience with virtualization platforms and container tooling (Podman).
- Understanding of server hardware, storage, networking, and replication.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, PowerShell, and YAML.
- Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Experience designing, testing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex systems.
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.