Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Apex Systems; Plano, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking an Infrastructure Automation Engineer in Plano, TX, with a hybrid work arrangement. You will design and build automation for the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack, enabling repeatable deployments and reducing manual effort across hosting platforms.

Responsibilities include developing Infrastructure-as-Code, applying standards, and integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience engineering infrastructure automation in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
• A working knowledge of Linux and scripting for automation and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with virtualization or hyperconverged infrastructure concepts and how automation supports repeatable platform delivery.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain automation for building, configuring, and managing the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure stack.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code to expand automation coverage for provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Own and implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation standards, reusable patterns, and engineering practices.
• Integrate automation into pipeline-driven delivery mechanisms for controlled updates and deployments.
• Collaborate with virtualization and platform teams to ensure automation supports the full HCI stack model.

Skills

CI/CD

Ansible

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Location: Plano, Texas (Hybrid)

Role Overview

This position is responsible for engineering the automation that builds, configures, and lifecycle-manages the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack components. The role is accountable for reducing manual effort and operational risk by implementing automated, repeatable workflows. This enables the HCI stack to be deployed and evolved consistently through automated processes, supporting hosting platforms and core services.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer and maintain automation for building, configuring, and managing the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure stack.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code to expand automation coverage for provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Own and implement Infrastructure-as-Code and automation standards, reusable patterns, and engineering practices.
• Integrate automation into pipeline-driven delivery mechanisms for controlled updates and deployments.
• Collaborate with virtualization and platform teams to ensure automation supports the full HCI stack model.
• Support automation for hosting platforms such as Tanzu/OpenShift and network fabric configuration references.

Required Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience engineering infrastructure automation in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure-as-Code tooling.
• A working knowledge of Linux and scripting for automation and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with virtualization or hyperconverged infrastructure concepts and how automation supports repeatable platform delivery.
• Primary Skill: Terraform.
• Secondary Skill: Ansible.
• Tertiary Skill: CI/CD.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-7+ years delivering automation for cloud platforms, virtualization platforms, or infrastructure build pipelines.
• Terraform certification (Associate/Professional) or equivalent automation engineering training.
• Experience automating deployment or configuration for platform layers on top of HCI (e.g., Tanzu/OpenShift).
• Experience with automation associated with network fabric configuration dependencies.
• Experience working in regulated environments with disciplined change/release processes.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company

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.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
• 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• professional development, in-house training programs with 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

ADA Accommodation Contact

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