Is the Network / System Engineer III role on-site?

Yes — this role is on-site at the client's Chandler, AZ location, five days per week. The client's culture and delivery cadence are calibrated around in-person collaboration for this position. Relocation support may be available for the right candidate; the recruiter will confirm during your calibration call.

Is this a contract or full-time role?

This is a contract opportunity on ApTask's payroll. If selected, you will be employed by ApTask and will receive a W-2 for the duration of your assignment. During your engagement, you will be eligible for subsidized benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, commuter benefits, and state-mandated paid sick leave. Your pay cycle (weekly or biweekly, as applicable) will be confirmed at the time of your offer. You'll also have a dedicated ApTask recruiter as your single point of contact throughout your assignment, providing ongoing support from onboarding through completion. Many of our contract opportunities are extended or converted to permanent positions based on business needs and performance. Your recruiter can share the client's historical extension and conversion trends during the interview process. Benefits, assignment duration, extension, conversion opportunities, and eligibility are subject to client requirements, business needs, and applicable plan terms.

What is the compensation for this role?

The compensation for this Network / System Engineer III role is calibrated to market for Chandler, AZ and the specific experience level the client is targeting. Where you land depends on validated years of experience, the depth of your stack match, and — for contract engagements — the bill-rate the client has locked in for this requisition. The recruiter will discuss the exact number during your calibration call.

How quickly does the interview process move?

If your profile is a fit for this role, you can expect the recruiter's first call within one business day. From there, interview cadence depends on the client's hiring-manager and panel availability. Total time from submission to signed offer varies by client — pre-verified profiles and calibrated submissions cut the noise, but the pace of interviews is driven by the client, not us.

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Network / System Engineer III

Open role in Chandler, AZ. Onsite engagement, matched and submitted by an ApTask vertical recruiter.

Location: Chandler, AZ · Onsite
Compensation: Compensation discussed at interview

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Day-to-day: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, expand automation coverage for HCI provisioning and lifecycle management, integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with virtualization and platform teams
You'll bring: 4–5 years enterprise infrastructure automation experience, hands-on Terraform or comparable IaC tooling, strong Linux and scripting knowledge, familiarity with virtualization or hyperconverged infrastructure concepts
Good fit if: 5–7 years cloud/virtualization platform automation experience, Terraform certification, experience automating Tanzu/OpenShift or network fabric configuration, regulated environment change management background

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Position Title: Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure Automation Engineer

Glider: Client-NetSysEng-IV-V-2
Location Chandler, AZ - Local Candidates Only
Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week required

Job Description:
Responsible for engineering the automation that builds, configures, and lifecycle manages the Internal Cloud Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack components used to deliver standardized, repeatable cloud capabilities. Accountable for reducing manual effort and operational risk by implementing automated, repeatable workflows that enable the HCI stack to be deployed and evolved consistently as layers built on each other via automation, including automation that supports hosting platforms and core services referenced in the HCI model. Owns Infrastructure as Code and automation standards, reusable automation patterns, and engineering practices that govern how HCI stack components are provisioned, validated, and updated through controlled delivery mechanisms. Task level responsibilities include developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code, expanding automation coverage for provisioning and lifecycle management, integrating automation into pipeline driven delivery practices, and collaborating with virtualization and platform teams to ensure automation supports the full HCI stack model (including automation references for hosting platforms such as Tanzu/OpenShift and network fabric configuration references such as Agora).

Primary Skill: Terraform

Secondary Skill: Ansible

Tertiary Skill: CI/CD

Required Qualifications:

- 4–5 years experience engineering infrastructure automation in enterprise environments.

- Hands on experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure as Code tooling.

- Strong working knowledge of Linux and scripting for automation and troubleshooting.

- Familiarity with virtualization or hyperconverged infrastructure concepts and how automation supports repeatable platform delivery.

Desired 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/configuration for platform layers that sit on top of HCI (e.g., hosting platforms referenced such as Tanzu/OpenShift) and/or automation associated with network fabric configuration dependencies.

- Experience working in regulated environments with disciplined change/release processes and production readiness expectations.

About operations at ApTask

What this vertical looks like inside ApTask.

Operations roles at ApTask cover program management, PMO, business analysis, transformation, and change-management positions across enterprise clients. We place operators who translate strategy into delivery — PMPs, Scrum Masters, agile coaches, Six Sigma black belts, and change-management practitioners certified in Prosci or the client's preferred framework. Candidates are validated against the specific enterprise tooling the client runs (ServiceNow, Jira Portfolio, Clarity, Planview) and their prior track record in comparable-scale programs, not generic delivery experience.

How it works

What happens after you apply.

1. Verified profile
Submit your résumé and complete the ApTask identity + skills verification. We check right-to-work, background, and technical calibration once — never resell or re-verify — so future roles surface faster.
2. Recruiter calibration call
Within one business day, the recruiter who owns this requisition reviews your profile against the client's specific stack, arrangement, and start-date requirements. You'll hear back either way — no ghosting.
3. Client interview
If your profile is a fit, we present you to the hiring team. Most clients run 2-3 interview stages: hiring-manager screen, technical panel, and final. We prep you with the exact scorecard criteria before each round.
4. Offer + onboarding
On acceptance, you onboard W-2 with ApTask (contract) or direct-hire with the client (per role type). Benefits, payroll, and timesheets run through us. Your recruiter stays your point of contact for the length of the engagement.

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Is the Network / System Engineer III role on-site?: Yes — this role is on-site at the client's Chandler, AZ location, five days per week. The client's culture and delivery cadence are calibrated around in-person collaboration for this position. Relocation support may be available for the right candidate; the recruiter will confirm during your calibration call.
Is this a contract or full-time role?: This is a contract opportunity on ApTask's payroll. If selected, you will be employed by ApTask and will receive a W-2 for the duration of your assignment. During your engagement, you will be eligible for subsidized benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, commuter benefits, and state-mandated paid sick leave. Your pay cycle (weekly or biweekly, as applicable) will be confirmed at the time of your offer. You'll also have a dedicated ApTask recruiter as your single point of contact throughout your assignment, providing ongoing support from onboarding through completion. Many of our contract opportunities are extended or converted to permanent positions based on business needs and performance. Your recruiter can share the client's historical extension and conversion trends during the interview process. Benefits, assignment duration, extension, conversion opportunities, and eligibility are subject to client requirements, business needs, and applicable plan terms.
What is the compensation for this role?: The compensation for this Network / System Engineer III role is calibrated to market for Chandler, AZ and the specific experience level the client is targeting. Where you land depends on validated years of experience, the depth of your stack match, and — for contract engagements — the bill-rate the client has locked in for this requisition. The recruiter will discuss the exact number during your calibration call.
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