Linux & Ansible Automation Specialist

London 3 months agoContractor External
718.2k - 813.9k / yr
3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Direct message the job poster from La Fosse Senior Consultant | Tech Transformation | La Fosse Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite) 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 • 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 • Experience with Molecule testing for Ansible roles • Familiarity with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) • Understanding of SSH key management and privilege separation Seniority level • Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type • Employment type Contract Job function • Job function Information Technology • Industries IT Services and IT Consulting and Technology, Information and Media Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at La Fosse by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for "Linux Specialist" roles. London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Graduate Linux Systems Administrator - £75k + Above Market Avg. Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London Area, United Kingdom £70,000.00-£85, hours ago Linux System Engineer - Systems Technologies and Engineering - London London, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago Linux Engineer (1-4 Years) - Up to £110k + Industry Leading Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm Linux Systems Engineer (1-4 Years) - Up to £110k + Industry Leading Bonus - Elite FinTech Firm Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 38 minutes ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago Senior Unix Platform System Engineer - Unix, Linux, Solaris - Hybrid, London, Permanent Role London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom £175,000.00-£200, hours ago London Area, United Kingdom £85,000.00-£95, hours ago London, England, United Kingdom 4 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Linux Administrator (DV Security Clearance) London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago Infrastructure Operations Engineer, Sovereign Operations London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago We're unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr