Engineering Architect

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and resilient AAP solutions for enterprise environments.
• Define automation standards, governance, and best practices.
• Lead platform consolidation, migration, and upgrade initiatives.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to integrate automation workflows.
• Develop and maintain automation playbooks, roles, and execution environments.
• Ensure compliance, RBAC, and credential management across the platform.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to engineering teams.
• Evaluate new features, integrations, and emerging technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues.
• Produce architecture documentation and contribute to automation strategy.

Technologies:

• Ansible
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• ITSM
• Python
• RBAC
• Security

• Extensive experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Core.
• Good knowledge of AAP 2.6 features.
• Strong background in infrastructure, cloud, and application automation.
• Proficiency in YAML, Python, and related automation tools.
• Experience with RBAC, security, and compliance in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, and integration with monitoring and ITSM tools.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of config as code concepts.

We are seeking an Engineering Architect to join our team in Sheffield on a hybrid basis (3 days per week on site). This is a 12-month contract position with a competitive rate of £515 per day inside IR35. We offer an engaging work environment where you will lead initiatives and collaborate with various teams to drive automation strategies and solutions in enterprise environments.