Senior Software Systems Engineer

Position: Senior Software Systems Engineer
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Duration: Contract

Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Systems Engineer to lead the development and management of our automation platform ecosystem. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining automation and orchestration platforms to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability. The ideal candidate will thrive in building systems from the ground up, solving complex operational challenges, and enabling others through automation. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and administer automation platforms such as Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Automation Platform, Vault, and Packer.
• Collaborate with development, operations, security, and COE teams to ensure seamless integration and secure automation practices.
• Establish and develop operational standards, documentation, and lifecycle management processes.
• Integrate self-service, CMDB, platform security, secrets management, observability, and other solutions.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize platforms for high availability and resilience.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Provide guidance and training to other engineers on automation platforms and related technologies.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to automation platforms, containerization, and cloud-native architectures.
• Provide supplemental support for VMWare vSphere/VCF and Kubernetes/Container platforms, including deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, and security updates.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address system and technology issues.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience in software systems engineering, with a focus on infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or platform operations.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience administering automation or IaC platforms (Terraform, Ansible, etc.).
• Proven expertise in automation platform deployment and administration (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Vault, etc.).
• Strong understanding of platform automation architecture, components, and ecosystem.
• Proficiency in scripting and troubleshooting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
• Experience with system reliability and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.).
• Knowledge of security and access management (SSO, RBAC, PKI).
• Background in infrastructure lifecycle management and capacity planning.
• Solid foundation in infrastructure, including database, networking, DNS, load balancing, storage, and backup concepts.
• Preferred certifications: HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), VMware Certified Professional (VCP), AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform Associate Certification, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Experience in agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Familiarity with container orchestration and cloud-native tooling (Helm, ArgoCD, Flux).

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Pay Range: $45 - $49/hr. W2

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