Linux & Ansible Automation Specialist

La Fosse; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,220 - 66,960; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a skilled Ansible Automation Specialist to improve automation workflows and infrastructure security in a hybrid setup. This mid-senior level role involves optimizing Ansible playbooks, integrating security tools, and collaborating with infrastructure teams, emphasizing hands-on experience in Linux systems and automation.

Qualifications

• Expert-level understanding of Ansible Core and CLI.
• Strong background in Linux systems engineering.
• Proven track record of writing secure, idempotent, and testable playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and optimise Ansible playbooks for maintainability.
• Integrate with secret management systems.
• Enhance Ansible inventory management and automation scheduling.

Skills

Ansible

Linux Systems Engineering

Automation

Problem-Solving

Communication

Job description

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Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite)

Length: 6-month contract

A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Specialist to join their Enterprise Technology team. This hands-on role will focus on uplifting Ansible usage, enhancing automation workflows, and improving infrastructure security and reliability across a Linux environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Refactor and optimise Ansible playbooks and roles for maintainability, security, and robustness
• Improve pre-checks, conditional logic, error handling, and reporting
• Integrate with secret management systems such as CyberArk and Ansible Vault
• Enhance Ansible inventory management and automation scheduling
• Build reusable templates for ad-hoc tasks and remediation
• Develop automation for CIS compliance and reporting
• Contribute to Molecule testing environments for Ansible roles
• Collaborate with Linux, Infrastructure, and InfoSec teams
• Expert-level understanding of Ansible Core and CLI
• Strong background in Linux systems engineering and automation
• Proven track record of writing secure, idempotent, and testable playbooks
• Experience with secret management tools (e.g. CyberArk, Ansible Vault)
• Knowledge of Linux patch management, system hardening, and CIS compliance
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
• Experience with Molecule testing for Ansible roles
• Familiarity with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
• Understanding of SSH key management and privilege separation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Technology, Information and Media

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