Senior DevOps Automation Engineer - #2168416

eFinancialCareers


Date: 2 hours ago
City: London
Contract type: Full time
eFinancialCareers
£450-530 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Sheffield, Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type: Contract

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 financial services organisation undergoing a large-scale automation and DevOps transformation programme across complex enterprise platforms.

This is a senior engineering role focused on building resilient automation, modernising CI/CD capabilities and driving engineering best practices across a highly regulated environment. You'll work across automation, platform engineering, observability and governance, helping deliver scalable solutions at enterprise scale.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Designing and delivering enterprise-scale automation solutions using Ansible and Python.
  • Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and Jenkins.
  • Developing Infrastructure and Automation standards across complex environments.
  • Integrating observability, monitoring and compliance capabilities into delivery pipelines.
  • Supporting secrets management and secure automation practices using HashiCorp Vault.
  • Driving governance, quality controls and engineering best practices.
  • Mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across delivery teams.
What We're Looking For
  • 10+ years' experience within DevOps, Platform Engineering or Automation-focused roles.
  • Strong Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) experience.
  • Expertise with Jenkins, GitHub and CI/CD pipeline development.
  • Strong Python engineering capability.
  • Experience with HashiCorp Vault, Nexus and API integrations.
  • Proven technical leadership and mentoring experience.
  • Experience working within highly regulated enterprise environments.
  • Exposure to IBM Z environments, z/OSMF or zOAU would be highly advantageous.
Why Join?
  • Major enterprise automation transformation programme
  • Exposure to complex global platforms and engineering environments
  • Opportunity to shape DevOps and automation best practices at scale
  • High-impact role with significant technical ownership
  • Immediate interview availability
To find out more about this opportunity, contact Daire McIlhatton at Anson McCade Recruitment.

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