Principal Consultant – Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)

Title: Principal Consultant – Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) Location: Fully Remote (UK Only) Duration: 6 Months Contract Pay rate: £65/hr. – £80/hr. Job Description: Responsibilities: Assess existing AAP environments and design highly available target-state architectures across AAP 1.x, 2.4, and 2.6 platforms. Lead migrations and modernization initiatives leveraging Automation Mesh and execution node clustering. Deploy, manage, and optimize AAP Operator-based installations on Red Hat OpenShift. Design and implement Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) solutions and Private Automation Hub (PAH) governance frameworks. Review, modernize, and optimize enterprise Ansible playbooks, ensuring compatibility with Ansible Core 2.16+. Integrate AAP with enterprise infrastructure, CMDBs, CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and hybrid cloud environments. Define and implement RBAC models, credential governance, auditing, and compliance controls. Develop architecture roadmaps, disaster recovery strategies, migration plans, and stakeholder presentations. Execute RHEL 8 to RHEL 9 upgrades using Leapp and manage OS lifecycle transitions. Lead PostgreSQL database migrations and phased application upgrade strategies. Architect modernization of legacy RPM-based AAP deployments into containerized and OpenShift-based environments. Requirements: Expert-level experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), including AAP 1.x, 2.4, and 2.6. Strong expertise in Automation Mesh architecture, execution node clustering, and enterprise-scale automation platforms. Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift administration and Operator-based deployments. Deep knowledge of Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) and Private Automation Hub (PAH). Advanced Ansible playbook development, modernization, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills. Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, including RHEL 8 to RHEL 9 upgrades. Expertise in PostgreSQL migrations, database