Delivery Solution Architect- Automation

Role Overview
Linnk are seeking a highly skilled Delivery / Solution Architect to join the Self-Service Automation Team, with a strong focus on automation engineering and solution ownership.
The ideal candidate is both an architect and a practitioner — capable of designing automation frameworks while actively contributing to implementation.

Top 3 Skills
• Ansible
• Experience transforming requirements into technical solutions
• Broad Automation/Infrastructure knowledge

Purpose of the Role
• Translate requirements into automated, reusable, and scalable solutions.
• Widen and support the projects automation capabilities.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code and Application as Code standards.
• Reduce manual operations through structured, secure, and governed automation.

Key Responsibilities
• Requirements Ownership & Solution Design
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Application as Code (AaC)
• Configuration Management & Orchestration
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks (YAML)
• Scripting & Job Automation
• Design and manage cron-based job scheduling
• Automation Governance & Best Practices

Required Experience
• 10+ years in technology delivery, platform engineering, automation
• 3–5+ years in architectural or solution ownership roles.
• Strong hands-on experience in:
o Terraform
o Ansible (YAML playbooks)
o Python scripting
o Cron job automation
• Proven experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and Application as Code frameworks.
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments preferred.

Technical Competencies
Infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
Automation & DevOps
• CI/CD pipeline integration
• Git-based workflows
• Configuration management tools (Ansible)
• Scripting (Python)
Architecture & Engineering
• Modular design principles
• Automation pattern design
• Secure-by-design architecture
• Logging, monitoring, and observability principles