Ansible Automation Engineer

Role Description

Our client is a leading international financial services organisation who are actively recruiting an experienced Ansible Automation Engineer with a strong passion for Infrastructure Automation. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing, highly reputable banking environment where automation and scalable infrastructure are central to the technology strategy.

The successful candidate will play a key role in driving automation excellence across the organisation, with a strong focus on Ansible, Terraform, Python, and scalable infrastructure solutions. This is a hands-on position requiring deep technical expertise in Ansible and a proven track record of delivering automation at scale within enterprise environments.

This role will report to the Team Lead of Architecture and Engineering.

This role will require a minimum on-site presence of 2 days per week.

Role Objectives

• Drive design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide automation strategies using Ansible and other modern tools.
• Architect and maintain scalable automation frameworks, including Ansible.
• Automation Platform, Ansible Collections, and custom playbooks.
• Drive DevOps adoption across teams, integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and security teams to ensure automation aligns with business and compliance requirements.
• Champion infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform, Cutover, and n8n.
• Oversee version control and collaboration workflows using Git.
• Provide technical insight on large-scale automation projects, ensuring delivery on time and within scope.
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Skills

• 5-7+ years of experience in infrastructure automation, Terraform, or systems engineering.
• Proven experience in a senior engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).

Deep expertise in Ansible, including:

• Automation Platform usage.
• Playbook and role development.
• Creation and management of Ansible Collections.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure).
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and access control in automated environments.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong programming skills, preferably in Python.
• Hands-on experience with Git and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Experience with other automation tools such as Terraform, Cutover, n8n, etc.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals.