Automation Engineer with deep Container experience

Automation Platform Engineer/Architect

-Hybrid, 3 days in the office is mandatory (Livingston, NJ)

-Must be local (***final interview will be onsite***)

-C2C or W2 hourly

-No phone calls please

We are seeking a skilled Automation Platform engineer/architect to design, implement, and optimize automation solutions across a modern, containerized infrastructure. This role emphasizes platform engineering, architecture, and operational excellence rather than development alone. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in an Automation Platform, infrastructure-as-code, and containerized environments (e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker) with AWS experience as a strong plus.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy and manage Ansible Automation Platform clusters in a containerized ecosystem.
• Define and implement automation strategies, governance and standards across infrastructure and operations teams.
• Integrate AAP with enterprise systems for authentication, inventory and CI/CD workflows.
• Build and manage scalable, reliable and secure automation architectures.
• Collaborate with DevOps, platform, and cloud teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Troubleshoot and optimize platform performance, automation workflows, and underlying infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for automation adoption.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience with container orchestration, including AAP, Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift.
• Hands-on experience with Linux systems administration and automation at scale.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and configuration management concepts.
• Experience with scripting languages for automation support.