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Title: Systems Engineer (Automation)
Location: Remote | Standard Business Hours (MST)
Job Type: Contract (6 months)
Compensation: $50-65 per hour
Industry: Renewable Energy
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About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Systems Engineer specializing in automation to design and implement solutions that enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of IT infrastructure and services. This role sits within the renewable energy sector, supporting a leading provider of residential solar and energy services. You will work at the intersection of operations and engineering, leveraging automation and observability to drive operational excellence.
Job Description
As a Systems Engineer (Automation), you will:
Automation & Systems Enablement
Qualifications
Required
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: .
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
Location: Remote | Standard Business Hours (MST)
Job Type: Contract (6 months)
Compensation: $50-65 per hour
Industry: Renewable Energy
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About the Role
We are seeking a skilled Systems Engineer specializing in automation to design and implement solutions that enhance the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of IT infrastructure and services. This role sits within the renewable energy sector, supporting a leading provider of residential solar and energy services. You will work at the intersection of operations and engineering, leveraging automation and observability to drive operational excellence.
As a Systems Engineer (Automation), you will:
Automation & Systems Enablement
- Design, build, and maintain automation for infrastructure operations and workflow orchestration using Python and low/no-code solutions where appropriate.
- Deliver reusable automation patterns, scripts, and toolchains to reduce manual effort and mitigate operational risk.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.
- Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to improve service health, availability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive long-term reliability improvements.
- Follow change control procedures, lead peer reviews, risk assessments, and rollback planning.
- Support scalability and resilience of core services through performance tuning and proactive risk reduction.
- Translate stakeholder needs into technical solutions with measurable KPIs.
- Communicate status and risks, maintain system documentation, support escalations, and mentor teammates on best practices.
- Drive incident response and resolution by triaging alerts, troubleshooting service issues, documenting actions taken, and contributing to post-incident reviews.
Required
- Proven experience designing and operating APIs/integrations (REST, webhooks, event-driven patterns).
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).
- 3–5 years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, Platform, or Infrastructure Automation role.
- Strong scripting/coding skills with software development best practices and Git version control.
- Hands-on cloud experience with AWS and modern authentication/security principles.
- SaaS Integrations: Experience integrating cloud-based business solutions (Salesforce, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365).
- Database Management: Familiarity with DBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and query optimization.
- DevOps Practices: Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
- IAM: Knowledge of Identity and Access Management systems, including SSO/SAML integration with cloud platforms.
- Project Management: Proficiency with tracking tools such as Jira.
- Incident Response: Experience handling service degradation or outages, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation.
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: .
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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