Systems Design & Automation Engineer

Our client, a large professional services firm, is looking to hire a Systems Design & Automation Engineer for a 6-month hybrid contract. The consultant must be commutable from one of three locations and will be spending 3 days onsite.

• Jersey City, NJ
• Tampa,FL
• Coppell, TX

The consultant will be designing, building, and operating an automation-first platform leveraging RHEL, Ansible Automation Platform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and AWS. The consultant will be tasked with enabling self-service for application teams through secure, scalable, and observable platform capabilities. The consultant will automate platform operations using Ansible (Core & Automation Platform) as well as design and maintain IaC for AWS resources with Terraform.

The consultant will be implementing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and configuration and standardizing RHEL lifecycle management (build, harden, patch). The engineer will also develop and document architecture/design standards and best practices for the Linux environment and create secure patterns for identity, access, and secrets management. The consultant will need to build self-service experiences (catalog items, reference architectures).

Required Skills:

• 5+ years Linux administration (RHEL expertise).
• Must have strong systems design experience
• 3+ years AWS at scale; multi-account governance.
• Hands-on with Ansible and Terraform.
• Strong scripting (Bash/Python) and CI/CD experience.
• Knowledge of security/compliance and cloud networking fundamentals.
• Experience with production operations and incident management.

Desired Skills:

• Red Hat/AWS certifications; Kubernetes/EKS or OpenShift experience.
• Policy-as-Code, image pipelines, and cost optimization exposure.

ClearBridge Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We offer excellent benefits and compensation packages.
The expected hourly rate range for this role is: $58.50 - $94.25 per hour
The posted range is an estimate, the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.