Senior DevOps / Automation Engineer (IBM Z & Hybrid Platform)

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Senior DevOps / Automation Engineer (IBM Z & Hybrid Platform)
Remote – Must be UK based
545 per day – Inside IR35
6 Months
We are looking for a Senior DevOps / Automation Engineer to support a strategic automation and DevOps modernisation programme across IBM Z and hybrid platform environments. You will be responsible for designing and delivering enterprise-grade automation solutions, CI/CD integrations, orchestration capabilities, observability pipelines, compliance verification, and secure platform automation across a large-scale global estate.
Key Skills & Requirements

• Strong Python development experience, including production-grade code development, testing, logging, error handling, and automation engineering.
• Extensive experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong Git and CI/CD experience, including Jenkins pipeline development using Groovy.
• Experience designing and optimising PostgreSQL schemas and databases.
• Strong YAML development experience for automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Hands-on experience creating Grafana dashboards and implementing monitoring and observability solutions.
• Experience managing Nexus or similar artefact repository platforms.
• Strong knowledge of HashiCorp Vault, secrets management, and secure credential handling.
• Proven experience building resilient automation, orchestration, and platform engineering solutions.
• Ability to work within large-scale, regulated, and complex enterprise environments.
• IBM Z / zOS experience is highly desirable.