We have an exciting job opportunity for Ansible Automation Engineer role at Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
Job Type: Permanent
Job Mode: Hybrid (3 DAYS IN A WEEK)
Location: Milton Keynes, UK
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities: - Ansible Automation Engineer
The Automation Engineer role focuses on delivering automated infrastructure solutions that align with the company's strategy, particularly in implementing "Infrastructure as Code" and improving cloud migrations. They will be a subject matter expert, setting standards, providing guidance, and supporting other teams, ultimately building automation capability within the organization.
Essential Skills:
1. Ansible (Mandatory): Expert-level skills in Ansible configuration management.
2. Python Development: Strong proficiency in Python for automation tasks.
3. Code Repositories: Familiarity and experience with Git or similar code repositories.
4. Cloud Platform Automation: Experience with automating on vCloud, AWS, or Azure.
5. Linux, Windows, and VMware Automation: Experience with automation in these environments.
6. Containerization Technologies: Experience with Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes.
7. Communication and Writing: Excellent communication and writing skills for documentation and collaboration.
Desirable Skills:
8. Job Scheduling and Runbook Automation (eg, Rundeck): Experience with tools for scheduling jobs and automating runbooks.
9. Code Validation and Deployment (eg, SonarQube/Jenkins): Experience with tools for code validation and continuous integration/continuous deployment.
10. Network Troubleshooting: Ability to troubleshoot network issues that may impact automation.
11. Scrum: Familiarity with Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.