Automation Engineer: Python & Ansible for Cloud Infra

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; City Of London; Híbrido; GBP 83.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is seeking an Automation Developer in London to design, build, and maintain automation ecosystems across critical connectivity and infrastructure services. The role is hybrid, requiring onsite presence 3 days per week, with high potential for extension.

You will own end-to-end automation pipelines, implement IaC, and support security and operational excellence across the automation estate. Strong Python/Bash skills and experience with GitHub Actions are essential.

Formación

• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms and GitHub Actions.
• Proven experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Expertise with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and AWX, including playbook development.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python and Bash.
• Experience operating automation platforms in production environments.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD security best practices (RBAC, secrets management).
• Experience integrating systems via REST APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud services and cloud-native automation approaches.

Responsabilidades

• Design and maintain end-to-end automation pipelines using GitHub Actions, Terraform/OpenTofu, and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Manage lifecycle of automation tooling including upgrades, optimisation, and retirement of legacy systems.
• Provide operational support, monitoring, and break/fix activities across the automation estate.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to support scalable deployments.
• Build and maintain Ansible playbooks and automation frameworks for orchestration and configuration management.
• Implement security best practices across automation platforms, pipelines, and deployments.
• Integrate automation platforms with enterprise systems via APIs and webhooks.
• Create reusable templates and standards to improve automation consistency.
• Produce technical documentation and procedures for automation standards.
• Provide technical guidance to teams adopting automation capabilities.

Conocimientos

GitHub Actions

Terraform

OpenTofu

Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Python

Bash

Security best practices (CI/CD)

REST APIs

Event-driven architectures

Azure cloud services

Production systems experience

Herramientas

GitHub Actions Runners

Descripción del empleo

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is seeking an Automation Developer in London to design, build, and maintain automation ecosystems across critical connectivity and infrastructure services. The role is hybrid, requiring onsite presence 3 days per week, with high potential for extension.

You will own end-to-end automation pipelines, implement IaC, and support security and operational excellence across the automation estate. Strong Python/Bash skills and experience with GitHub Actions are essential.