Job Title: Architect Location: Sheffield, 3 days onsite is mandatory Start Date: 19-Jan-26 End Date: 30-Nov-26 Rate to SSC: £550 Key Responsibilities: 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.Required Skills & Experience: Extensive experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Ansible Core. Good knowledge 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