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Senior DevOps Automation Engineer

Anson MccadeSheffield, South Yorkshire🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

This hybrid role offers an exciting opportunity to leverage your deep automation expertise and technical leadership to modernize enterprise platforms and drive DevOps maturity within a major technology program. You'll thrive here if you're a seasoned engineer passionate about building robust CI/CD pipelines and mentoring fellow team members, with a competitive hourly rate of up to £530. Apply now to make a significant impact and advance your career in a dynamic environment.

Quick overview

Salary£450 - £530/hr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeHybrid
LocationSheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
GitAnsibleJenkinsPythonVaultCI/CD

Job description

Senior DevOps Automation Engineer
£450-530 GBP
Onsite WORKING
Location: Sheffield, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Senior DevOps Automation Engineer
DevOps, Automation & Platform Engineering
Location: London or Sheffield / Hybrid Working (2-3 Days Onsite)
Rate: Up to £530 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: 6 Months
Start Date: ASAP
About the Role
We're supporting a major enterprise technology programme seeking a Senior DevOps Automation Engineer to help drive automation, platform modernisation and engineering best practice across a complex environment.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep automation expertise, strong technical leadership capabilities and proven experience operating within IBM Z environments. You'll work closely with engineering teams to improve delivery pipelines, automate operational processes and drive DevOps maturity across the organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
  • Designing and implementing automation solutions across enterprise platforms.
  • Building and enhancing CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
  • Driving DevOps best practices, governance and engineering standards.
  • Developing automation using Ansible, Python and API integrations.
  • Supporting platform modernisation and operational efficiency initiatives.
  • Providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers across delivery teams.
  • Working closely with stakeholders to improve automation and release capabilities.
  • Identifying opportunities to eliminate manual processes through automation.
What We're Looking For
  • 10+ years' experience in DevOps, Automation or Platform Engineering.
  • Minimum 2 years' experience working within IBM Z environments.
  • Experience with zOSMF and zOAU would be highly advantageous.
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • Ansible Automation Platform
  • Python
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • API Integrations
  • Nexus
  • Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise automation solutions.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps governance, controls and compliance.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
Why Join?
  • Major enterprise transformation programme
  • Highly technical, hands-on engineering role
  • Opportunity to influence automation strategy and engineering standards
  • Work with modern DevOps tooling and large-scale environments
  • Fast interview process with immediate requirement
To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.
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