Z DevOps – Automation Engineer

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. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and promote DevOps engineering best practices .

Posted 10/14/2026contractRemote • United KingdomSeniorLead💰 £399 per dayWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in DevOps engineering with a focus on automation, technical leadership, and compliance within enterprise environments. Proficient in Python, Ansible, Jenkins, and PostgreSQL, with a strong emphasis on secure workflows and operational resilience.

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DevOps Engineering ExperiencePython Development SkillsAnsible Automation PlatformJenkins CI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentPostgreSQL Schema Design

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Hard Skills

PythonYAMLAnsibleGitHubJenkinsPostgreSQLGrafanaREST API IntegrationHashiCorp VaultGroovy

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCollaborationProblem-SolvingDocumentation

Tools & Technologies

Nexus RepositoryCI/CDObservability ToolsEnterprise Monitoring PlatformsIBM Z

Industry Keywords

Regulated Financial ServicesCompliance GovernanceConfiguration Drift ManagementOperational ResilienceEnterprise Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleGrafanaGroovyJenkinsPostgresPythonSplunkVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and promote DevOps engineering best practices
Design and develop production-grade automation using Python and YAML, including testing, logging, error handling, and operational resilience
Develop and maintain enterprise-scale automation workflows using Ansible Automation Platform across IBM Z and distributed platforms
Build idempotent, restartable, and state-aware workflows with failure handling, retry logic, and operational safeguards
Develop and maintain GitHub workflows and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, including Groovy-based pipeline development and Git-based release practices
Integrate automated compliance checks, quality gates, evidence capture, and artefact management through Nexus Repository or equivalent tools
Design and optimise PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and automation state tracking for operational reliability and audit requirements
Develop Grafana dashboards and observability pipelines integrating logging and metrics with enterprise monitoring platforms such as Splunk
Implement secure secrets management using HashiCorp Vault and integrate secure credentials into CI/CD and AAP workflows
Design and maintain REST API integrations and enterprise service interfaces
Support configuration drift detection, automated remediation, compliance governance, and secure engineering standards
Document reusable automation patterns and operational procedures
Collaborate across mainframe and infrastructure teams
Support risk, audit, and regulatory requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 10 years of demonstrable DevOps engineering experience
Minimum 2 years of experience working within an IBM Z environment
Strong technical leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and providing technical guidance
Hands-on experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Nexus Repository, Python, HashiCorp Vault, and API integration
Strong Python development skills, including production-quality code, testing, logging, error handling, and modular design
Experience with Jenkins pipeline development using Groovy, Git-based CI/CD practices, and YAML automation
Practical knowledge of PostgreSQL schema design, query optimisation, and operational data management
Experience developing Grafana dashboards and supporting monitoring, metrics, and observability initiatives
Knowledge of secure secrets management, credential lifecycle management, compliance verification, and configuration drift management
Familiarity with IBM Z and z/OS concepts, including JCL and batch scheduling
Ability to design resilient, restartable automation workflows and operate effectively in complex enterprise environments
Strong documentation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Experience engaging technical, infrastructure, risk, and audit stakeholders
Experience in regulated financial services environments is preferred
Familiarity with IBM z/OSMF and zOAU is highly advantageous
Experience with IWS, Infrastructure-as-Code governance, and observability tooling is desirable
Must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work (100% remote)
6-month contract opportunity
Mentoring and technical leadership opportunities
Inclusive and fair hiring practices
Equal opportunity employment