We are seeking a skilled Ansible Automation platform (AAP) Engineer to lead the automation of infrastructure and banking application deployments. The role focuses on improving operational efficiency, system reliability, and security through robust automation practices, ensuring alignment with the stringent compliance and security requirements of the banking industry. • Proven excellent experience in administrating Ansible automation platform(AAP) including private automation hub. • Design and architect end-to-end automation solutions using Ansible Automation Platform, aligning with business and banking services • Design, develop, and maintain Ansible Playbooks, Roles, and Modules for automating IT operations and banking services. • Automate provisioning, configuration management, security patching, and system updates across critical banking infrastructure. • Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure all automation workflows meet regulatory requirements. • Integrate Ansible with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and IT service management (ITSM) platforms. • Troubleshoot complex issues related to infrastructure automation within highly secure, mission-critical environments. • Support disaster recovery and high-availability solutions through automation. • Maintain detailed and auditable documentation of automation processes as per banking standards. • Provide training, knowledge sharing, and support for Ansible and automation tools within IT teams. • Collaborate with IT Team to gather requirements, analyze existing infrastructure, and identify automation opportunities. • Lead the adoption of automation best practices, including code modularity, version control, and execution environments. • Integrate Ansible Automation Platform with other IT systems, tools, and cloud platforms as needed. • Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as security, scalability, reliability, and maintainability. • Document architectures, workflows, and automation standards. • Design and develop pre-hook jobs for validations • Experience on Hashicorp vault secret management • Proven experience in podman administration (managing images, containers, creating customized images, managing networks etc).

Required • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. • Minimum 7 - 10 years of experience with Ansible automation, preferably in a financial or highly regulated environment. • Strong Linux system administration background; experience with Windows systems is a plus. • Proficient in version control using GitHub. • Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python, or PowerShell). • Good understanding of banking IT operations, compliance frameworks, and security best practices. • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub CI, or similar. • Experience working with core banking systems, middleware, or financial services platforms (preferred). • Experience with PostgreSQL administration. • Experience with Splunk/AppD. • Experience with Container technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift) Preffered • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation Platform. • Certified in DevOps, security automation, or large-scale IT operations • Familiarity with banking security standards like PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or local regulatory requirements (SAMA, etc.). • Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms is a plus. • Exposure to ITIL practices and banking change management processes.