Lead Ansible Automation Engineer
📍 Remote, occasional travel to Canary Wharf
Company & role
This opportunity sits with an established technology services provider running a large scale automation programme across an enterprise environment. Ansible is at the heart of how they automate infrastructure, and they are now investing in deeper expertise to take the platform to the next level.
You will join as the senior technical authority on Ansible, leading the design and optimisation of enterprise automation solutions. A major focus over the next phase of work is helping automation teams and end users migrate workloads from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), alongside refactoring legacy Ansible 2.9 code onto current versions.
This is a hands on, technically led role with real ownership of how automation is delivered, governed and scaled across the business.
Why This Role Stands Out
A genuine lead position where you are the go to person for Ansible across the organisation
Clear, meaningful programme of work with the Tower to AAP migration giving the role real purpose from day one
Influence over automation standards, governance and best practice rather than just executing tickets
Exposure across DevOps, IT Operations and Security teams, giving you breadth as well as depth
Opportunity to develop custom modules, plugins and reusable assets that shape how the platform evolves
Key Responsibilities
Lead the migration of workloads from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform, supporting automation teams and end users throughout
Guide teams on refactoring and porting existing Ansible 2.9 code to the latest supported versions
Design, develop and optimise Ansible Playbooks, Roles and Collections for enterprise scale automation
Implement and manage AAP components including automation controller, execution environments and automation hub
Embed automation best practice, standards and governance across the organisation
Integrate Ansible into CI/CD pipelines and wider DevOps workflows
Troubleshoot performance, security and compliance issues across the Ansible estate
Maintain and improve Tower/AAP infrastructure with a focus on availability, scalability and security
Develop custom Ansible modules and plugins where required
Provide technical mentorship and training to internal teams
Ideal Experience
5+ years hands on experience with Ansible, Ansible Tower and Ansible Automation Platform
Strong working knowledge of YAML, Jinja2 templating and complex automation workflows
Proven experience applying Infrastructure as Code principles at scale
Solid Git and version control discipline, with experience embedding Ansible into CI/CD pipelines
Strong Linux administration background with good networking fundamentals
Exposure to cloud automation across one or more major platforms
Experience guiding teams through Ansible Tower to AAP migrations would be a strong advantage
Comfortable acting as a technical authority, mentoring others and shaping standards rather than just delivering against them
