Senior Ansible SME & Technical Lead (Remote)

Vanloq - Workforce Solutions; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an experienced Ansible SME / Technical Lead for a 12-month remote contract. The successful candidate will provide hands-on expertise and technical leadership in enterprise automation for a major financial services client. Responsibilities include optimizing Ansible playbooks, guiding automation strategies, and mentoring teams. This is a high-impact role within a regulated environment, offering the chance to shape automation practices and influence projects at a strategic level.

Benefits

Long-term contract

Fully remote engagement

High-impact role

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible and AAP in enterprise environments.
• Proven experience with AAP 2.6 and its core features.
• Experience managing Linux-based systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS).

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise Ansible playbooks and roles.
• Provide guidance on automation strategy and best practices.
• Mentor engineers on Ansible usage and DevOps practices.

Skills

Ansible expertise

YAML proficiency

Python scripting

Linux systems management

DevOps principles

RBAC implementation

CI/CD pipelines knowledge

Education

Red Hat certifications (e.g., RHCE)

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Puppet

Job description

A leading recruitment agency seeks an experienced Ansible SME / Technical Lead for a 12-month remote contract. The successful candidate will provide hands-on expertise and technical leadership in enterprise automation for a major financial services client. Responsibilities include optimizing Ansible playbooks, guiding automation strategies, and mentoring teams. This is a high-impact role within a regulated environment, offering the chance to shape automation practices and influence projects at a strategic level.