Ansible Architect -

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency seeks an Architect to design scalable automation solutions in Sheffield. The role requires strong expertise in Red Hat Ansible and focuses on collaboration within engineering teams. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills and experience in cloud and application automation. This position requires three days onsite and offers competitive rates.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Core.
• Strong background in infrastructure, cloud, and application automation.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable automation solutions for enterprise environments.
• Lead automation platform consolidation and migration initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.

Skills

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

YAML

Python

Infrastructure automation

Cloud automation

Application automation

RBAC

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Title: Architect

Location: Sheffield, 3 days onsite is mandatory

Start Date: 19-Jan-26

End Date: 30-Nov-26

Rate to SSC: £550

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and resilient AAP solutions for enterprise environments.
• Define automation standards, governance, and best practices.
• Lead platform consolidation, migration, and upgrade initiatives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to integrate automation workflows.
• Develop and maintain automation playbooks, roles, and execution environments.
• Ensure compliance, RBAC, and credential management across the platform.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to engineering teams.
• Evaluate new features, integrations, and emerging technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues.
• Produce architecture documentation and contribute to automation strategy.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Core.
• Good knowledge AAP 2.6 features
• Strong background in infrastructure, cloud, and application automation.
• Proficiency in YAML, Python, and related automation tools.
• Experience with RBAC, security, and compliance in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and integration with monitoring and ITSM tools.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of config as code concepts