Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Job#: 3043618

Job Description:
Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Chandler, Arizona (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to provide daily operations and project support for our infrastructure, with a specific focus on the firm's GRID environment and across all cloud product offerings. This role involves developing, testing, and deploying automated workflows, researching and implementing process or technology improvements, and providing expert-level consultation for complex automation. The position requires participation in shift and weekend coverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operations and project support for infrastructure, focusing on the GRID environment and cloud product offerings.
• Develop, test, and deploy automated workflows to support IT business objectives.
• Research and implement process or technology enhancements.
• Offer technical guidance and expert consultation for complex automation workflows.
• Deliver solutions that integrate technologies to perform desired functions.
• Create and deliver technical documentation for all completed projects.
• Support shift and weekend coverage requirements.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in infrastructure or software engineering/development.
• A minimum of 6+ years of experience with Python and Ansible.
• A minimum of 6+ years of experience with shell/Bash/Ksh scripting.
• Exposure to large enterprise grid deployment and/or cloud integration.
• Experience in developing projects using Go lang, XML, XSLT, SOAP, RESTful, and SQL.
• Proficiency with command-line interfaces (CLI), third-party APIs, and integration.
• Knowledge of Linux, Windows, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Git and Jenkins.
• Experience with designing, developing, and testing configuration management (Terraform) as code.
• Familiarity with Azure/AWS technologies and constructing applications and services on these platforms.
• Experience creating and maintaining complex data-driven automations and queries using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency in system, network, security, and database operations, protocols, and technologies.
• Experience developing secure technologies, with knowledge of ACLs and role-based entitlements.
• Experience with IT core applications like DNS, Active Directory, Kerberos, SMTP, and Apache.
• A minimum of a 4-year degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with web programming languages and database design, particularly SQL.
• Experience with version control systems (preferably GIT), virtualization, and cloud frameworks.
• Server administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server.
• Understanding of engineering for scale in large environments (50,000+ servers).
• Familiarity with Microsoft PowerShell development.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, including SCRUM and DevOps.
• Experience creating technical documentation and training materials.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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