Senior Systems Consultant – Platform Services

NCCI; United States; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting base salary

Targeted annual performance bonus

Dynamic team culture

Fantastic benefits package

Job summary

NCCI, located in the United States, is seeking a Senior Systems Consultant to work within their Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable and secure infrastructure solutions. You will lead efforts in Cloud technologies, automation, and Infrastructure as Code, focusing on Terraform and Ansible.

The position offers a flexible hybrid work environment and requires candidates to be local to Boca Raton, FL. NCCI values integrity, quality, and community involvement in its operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of broad IT infrastructure experience in medium to large enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to lead large, complex technical projects and guide cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance and technical expertise in enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams for Infrastructure as Code solutions.
• Establish standards and best practices for platform architecture.

Skills

Leadership in IT projects

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Collaboration skills

Expertise in Terraform and Ansible

CI/CD practices

Cloud technologies

DevOps and Container technologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Gitlab

Kafka

Job description

Since 1923, NCCI has been committed to fostering a healthy workers compensation system. We are the nation’s trusted source for accurate, objective workers compensation information. At NCCI, our employees are the reason our legacy endures today. We’re motivated by the opportunity to do challenging and interesting work, and our Total Rewards package attracts top talent. Our employees care about each other and the communities in which they live and work. Our values of integrity, respect, quality and excellence, responsibility, and commitment guide our success.

Job Overview

At NCCI, we are looking for a Senior Systems Consultant to join our Platform Engineering team. This role will contribute to the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions across our hybrid cloud environments. You will provide solutions and architecture leadership in Cloud technologies, Linux, Kubernetes, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with a strong focus on Terraform and Ansible and modern engineering practices that improve reliability, consistency, and speed of delivery. Additionally, you will design and execute Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies and create automated workflows. This position can be staffed at a Systems Consultant or Senior Systems Consultant level depending upon the selected candidate’s experience.

Note: This position will work in a flexible‑hybrid environment, and the selected candidate must be local within commutable distance to our Boca Raton, FL headquarters. NCCI will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

What You’ll Do

• Provide architectural guidance and technical expertise in the design and implementation of enterprise infrastructure solutions across Linux, Kubernetes, virtualization, storage, backup, disaster recovery, security, and automation platforms.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions, with an emphasis on Terraform‑based provisioning, reusable modules, and standardized automation patterns.
• Translate strategic architecture and conceptual designs into actionable implementation plans and guide teams through execution across environments.
• Provide technical leadership for complex infrastructure initiatives, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards, best practices, security expectations, and operational support models.
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend platforms, patterns, and solutions that improve scalability, resiliency, efficiency, and long‑term maintainability.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to design, implement, and support modern platform capabilities for application and infrastructure services.
• Assess risk, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and develop sustainable resolution strategies for critical production systems and large‑scale infrastructure changes.
• Establish and promote standards, blueprints, roadmaps, and best practices for platform architecture, automation, documentation, and operational excellence.
• Stay current on emerging technologies, DevOps practices, cloud capabilities, and infrastructure automation trends to continuously evolve the hybrid cloud ecosystem.

What It Takes

• Bachelor’s Degree or additional related work experience.
• 10+ years of broad IT infrastructure experience in medium to large enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to lead large, complex technical projects and guide cross‑functional teams through architecture and implementation decisions.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, collaboration skills.
• Ability to present new concepts and designs to all levels of partners.
• Ability to work in a 24x7 support environment as required.
• Expert knowledge in:
  • Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS installation, administration, and debugging, infrastructure design and platform engineering.
  • Designing, building, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, along with related automation and scripting tools.
  • Configuration management and automation using Ansible.
  • CI/CD practices, source control, and modern infrastructure delivery models.
  • DevOps and Container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Gitlab, Kafka).
  • Cloud platforms, specifically OCI, Azure and hybrid infrastructure environments.
  • Change management, disaster recovery, and security best practices for infrastructure platforms.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Red Hat, Kubernetes, or Cloud certifications.

What You’ll Receive

• Work for the leader in workers compensation information providing data, insights, and tools for almost 1,000 insurance companies with over 100 years of experience.
• Competitive starting base salary plus a targeted annual performance bonus.
• Wonderful team of dynamic people to work with who are fun, caring, and friendly.
• Positive work environment and culture, which celebrates success and honors each other’s contributions to the team.
• Fantastic benefits package.

Who To Contact

Zach Wierzba
Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist
[e-mail]

Equal Employment Opportunity

NCCI Holdings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities to our employees (for example, in hiring, promotions, training) and to all job applicants, and to maintain a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital and veteran status, gender, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants for employment.

We require a drug screen and background check. Smoke‑free environment.