Automation Architect (Ansible) & DevOps Lead

Vallum Associates; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent automation solutions firm located in the United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced professional to design and architect scalable AAP solutions for enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, strong skills in YAML and Python, and proven leadership in automation implementations. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate with various teams on automation workflows and contribute to critical migration and upgrade initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Core.
• Good knowledge of 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.

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 teams to integrate automation workflows.
• Develop and maintain automation playbooks and execution environments.
• Ensure compliance and credential management across the platform.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Evaluate new features and emerging technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues.
• Produce architecture documentation and contribute to automation strategy.

Skills

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

YAML

Python

CI/CD

DevOps

Stakeholder management

Automation tools

Infrastructure automation

Cloud automation

Compliance

Job description

A prominent automation solutions firm located in the United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced professional to design and architect scalable AAP solutions for enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, strong skills in YAML and Python, and proven leadership in automation implementations. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate with various teams on automation workflows and contribute to critical migration and upgrade initiatives.