Ansible Automation Engineer

Ansible Automation Engineer

Posted 2 weeks ago by Beyond Staff

Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Ansible Automation Engineer role is a contract position based in Milton Keynes, focusing on automation and configuration management using Ansible. The engineer will serve as a subject matter expert, setting standards for IT automation and assisting teams in overcoming automation challenges. Responsibilities also include training team members and managing risk within the automation domain.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a subject matter expert in infrastructure automation.
  • Set standards and guidelines for IT automation, including code and documentation.
  • Assist other teams in resolving automation challenges as part of a Centre of Excellence.
  • Train team members on automation technologies.
  • Identify, assess, manage, and report risks following company procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Skills:

  • Proficiency in Ansible for automation and configuration management.
  • Experience in Python development and using GitLab for code repository.
  • Automation experience with Linux, Windows, and VMware.
  • Familiarity with at least one cloud platform (vCloud, AWS, Azure).
  • Experience with Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes.
  • Good communication and writing skills.
  • Desirable skills include job scheduling and runbook automation (e.g., Rundeck), code validation and deployment software (SonarQube, Jenkins), and network troubleshooting.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Milton Keynes

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Ansible Automation Engineer

Location: Milton Keynes (Contract role :2 months - 6 months) -Hybrid

Essential : Automation & Configuration Management Software (Ansible) - Mandatory requirement

Python Development

Code Repository Software Gitlab

Experience with Automation of Linux, Windows & VMWare

Experience with automating atleast one of the below cloud platform (vCloud, AWS, Azure)

Experience with Docker, Swarm, Kubernets

Good communication & writing skill

Desirable : Job scheduling & runbook automation (e.g. Rundeck)

Code validation & deployment software (SonarQube, Jenkins)

Network Troubleshooting

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Being a subject matter expert and taking a consultative role as it pertains to infrastructure automation
  • Setting standards/guidelines for IT Automation, both of the code itself and the level of documents
  • Assist other Produbant teams to resolve automation challenges as part of a Centre of excellence infrastructure automation
  • Training other members of Produbant on automation technologies
  • Understand the IAM risk principles and follow and promote the risk culture within area of responsibility
  • In carrying out role, be responsible for identifying, assessing, managing and reporting risk using appropriate company procedures and channels.
  • Other duties as assigned