Ansible SME Tech Lead

Job Title: Ansible SME Tech Lead
Location: Sheffield, 3 days onsite is mandatory
Start Date: 19-Jan-26
End Date: 30-Nov-26
Rate: £550p/d via Umbrella

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules.
• Provide expert guidance on automation strategy, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and application teams to automate processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues.
• Support integration with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and ITSM tools.
• Ensure security, compliance, and proper credential management in automation workflows.
• Mentor and train team members on Ansible usage and automation concepts.
• Evaluate new features, modules, and integrations for continuous improvement.
• Document automation solutions and contribute to knowledge sharing

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform.
• Strong knowledge for AAP 2.6 set up and its features
• Proficiency in YAML, Python, and related automation tools.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure, cloud, and application automation.
• Experience with RBAC, security, and compliance in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and integration with monitoring tools
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Red Hat certifications (eg, RHCE, Ansible Automation) preferred.
• Experience with common Scripting languages such as Shell, Perl, Ruby, Python
• Automation/Orchestration experience with Ansible/Puppet
• Manage and maintain Linux-based systems (eg, RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) in production, staging, and development environments.