eTeam Workforce Limited
Mainframe Ansible Engineer/Senior Devops
Design and build production-grade automation, CI/CD and observability for IBM Z and distributed platforms at a global enterprise: Python and Ansible (AAP) orchestration, Jenkins/GitHub pipelines, PostgreSQL state handling, Grafana/Splunk dashboards, Nexus artefacts and HashiCorp Vault secrets. Contract in Sheffield (3 days onsite/week) through 30/04/2027.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong Python development (production quality code, modular design, error handling, logging, testing)
- PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning, operational usage)
- YAML (clean, structured automation definitions)
- Git and Git-based CI/CD practices
- Jenkins pipeline development (Groovy)
- Experience with enterprise-scale Ansible via Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
- Grafana dashboard development and metrics interpretation
- Nexus or equivalent artefact repository management
- HashiCorp Vault integration and secrets automation
- Comfortable operating in a complex enterprise estate and collaborating across distributed, Mainframe and infrastructure teams
- Comfortable engaging with risk, audit and governance functions
Nice to have
- Experience integrating automation across IBM Z platforms (z/OS job execution patterns)
- Integrating logging/metrics with enterprise observability platforms (e.g. Splunk)
Full description
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.
Role Title: Mainframe Ansible Engineer/Senior DevOps/Automation Engineer (IBM Z & Hybrid Platform)Location: Sheffield- 3 days onsite/weekDuration: 30/04/2027
Role Description
- We are delivering a strategic automation and DevOps modernisation programme across IBM Z and distributed platforms. This role will design and engineer production grade automation, CI/CD integration, compliance verification, observability pipelines, and secure orchestration capabilities across a global estate.
- You will work across Python, PostgreSQL, Git based workflows, Jenkins pipelines, Ansible orchestration, secrets management, artefact management, and observability tooling to build resilient, auditable and scalable automation services.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Engineering & Orchestration
- Design and build robust automation using Python and YAML.
- Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) for production orchestration.
- Ensure idempotent, restartable and state-aware automation patterns.
- Integrate automation across distributed and IBM Z platforms (including z/OS job execution patterns where relevant).
- Implement failure handling, retry logic and operational guardrails.
CI/CD & DevOps Toolchain Integration
- Build and maintain pipelines in GitHub and Jenkins (including Groovy-based pipeline development).
- Embed automated compliance checks and quality gates.
- Integrate artefact management via Nexus Repository.
- Support Git based workflow design (branching strategy, pull requests, code reviews, tagging and release patterns).
Observability & Monitoring
- Design dashboards and telemetry pipelines using Grafana.
- Integrate logging/metrics with enterprise observability platforms (eg Splunk).
- Build automated compliance and drift dashboards.
- Create structured reporting for audit and operational governance.
Data & Persistence
- Design schemas and automation state handling in PostgreSQL.
- Implement run state tracking, job history retention, and audit evidence capture.
- Optimise queries and data handling for operational reliability.
Security & Secrets Management
- Implement secure secret handling using HashiCorp Vault.