Ansible SME Technical Lead

Job Title: Ansible SME Technical Lead

Location: Sheffield- 1Days/week Onsite

Duration: 6months+ Contract Inside IR35

500GBP/Day Inside IR35.

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.