Senior Systems Engineer – Automic Automation & Job Scheduling

Job at a Glance

• Title: Senior Systems Engineer – Automic Automation & Job Scheduling
• Location: Celebration, FL
• Contract: W2 only, 12 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with either the client or CEI
• Pay: $80-85 /hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Overview

The team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Administrator to join a team responsible for maintaining the operational efficiency and reliability of both shipboard and shoreside systems and services. In this role, you will work at the intersection of technology, guest experience, and operational excellence, ensuring that the team continuously minimizes downtime and optimizes the performance of infrastructure. This position requires a proven and experienced engineer in Automic or alternative job scheduling solutions (such as JAMS), with expertise in on-premise and cloud infrastructure, Windows Server, and Linux (RHEL).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, evaluate, test, debug, and implement Automic workflows supporting critical business processes.
• Review and optimize workflows for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Support migration of workflows from deprecated on-prem instances to cloud platforms.
• Develop automation scripts using PowerShell and bash to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate workflows with ServiceNow and expand monitoring capabilities.
• Document processes and workflows thoroughly for consistency and compliance.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices in job scheduling and automation.
• Work closely with application teams to create, modify, refactor, and document Automic workflows across ships and shoreside environments.
• Review workflows for consistency, resilience, and performance.
• Provision new workflows and support integration with ServiceNow and monitoring expansion.

Required Skills

• Minimum 5 years experience supporting Automic Automation Engine or other enterprise job scheduling tools (e.g., JAMS) in an enterprise environment.
• Minimum 5 years background in IT, computer systems engineering, or systems engineering and analysis.
• Proficiency in Windows Server and Linux (RHEL) operating systems.
• Understanding of OS-level concepts and high-level infrastructure architecture.
• Self-starter with ability to take initiative and balance multiple priorities with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated strong communication and design skills, both verbal and written.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Jira, or other ticketing tools.
• Familiarity with Confluence (or other documentation/wikis).
• Ability to diagnose simple to complex system and process problems.
• Demonstrated exceptional troubleshooting methodology, including the ability to communicate complex problems to all levels of technical skillsets.
• Automation mindset—always looking for opportunities to automate processes where possible.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills

• Prior maritime experience from a technology perspective.
• Expertise in Windows and Linux.
• Experience in user management via Active Directory.
• Strong skills in PowerShell or other scripting languages.
• Experience integrating with ServiceNow.
• Knowledge of enterprise monitoring solutions.
• Background in large-scale environments with multiple Automic instances.
• Certifications in AWS, Azure, VMware, Microsoft, or related cloud technologies.

Why Should I Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to work on critical infrastructure supporting innovative digital experiences in the maritime industry. Join a dynamic team focused on operational excellence and technological advancement.

About CEI:
As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers' workforce and project requirements.

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