Linux & Ansible Automation Specialist

Contract Role: Linux Engineer & Ansible Automation Specialist Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite) Rate: £600–£700 per day (Inside IR35) Length: 6-month contract A leading organisation is seeking an experienced Ansible Automation Specialist to join their Enterprise Technology team. This hands-on role will focus on uplifting Ansible usage, enhancing automation workflows, and improving infrastructure security and reliability across a Linux environment. Key Responsibilities: Refactor and optimise Ansible playbooks and roles for maintainability, security, and robustness Improve pre-checks, conditional logic, error handling, and reporting Integrate with secret management systems such as CyberArk and Ansible Vault Enhance Ansible inventory management and automation scheduling Build reusable templates for ad-hoc tasks and remediation Develop automation for CIS compliance and reporting Contribute to Molecule testing environments for Ansible roles Collaborate with Linux, Infrastructure, and InfoSec teams Essential Skills & Experience: Expert-level understanding of Ansible Core and CLI Strong background in Linux systems engineering and automation Proven track record of writing secure, idempotent, and testable playbooks Experience with secret management tools (e.g. CyberArk, Ansible Vault) Knowledge of Linux patch management, system hardening, and CIS compliance Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills Desirable: Experience with Molecule testing for Ansible roles Familiarity with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Understanding of SSH key management and privilege separation

Location: South East, GB

Posted Date: 7/14/2025