Job Title: Engineering Architect
Location: Sheffield/hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £515 per day inside IR35
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 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.
If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to submit your CV.
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