What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer position at Apex Systems?
Job#: 3036053
Job Description:
Automation Engineer
Location: Chandler, Arizona (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months
Role Overview
This position is for an Automation Engineer to design, build, and optimize automation solutions that accelerate vendor product certification and reduce security risk. The role is instrumental in enabling rapid, compliant certification and release cycles through scalable and repeatable automation. The engineer will leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate productivity, automate code generation, and streamline documentation and compliance workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Experience: Experience in automation engineering, building scalable workflows and reusable frameworks. Proven experience in security automation, including CVE validation, patching, and compliance evidence generation. Practical experience using AI coding assistants. Experience with CI/CD tools and Git-based workflows. Experience operating in regulated or audit-driven environments.
Technical Skills: Hands-on expertise with Python, Ansible, or Java. A solid understanding of Linux, shell scripting, and networking fundamentals is required. Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook is also necessary.
Work Environment
This position requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days per week onsite.
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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to 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. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at or . Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.
Job Description:
Automation Engineer
Location: Chandler, Arizona (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 months
Role Overview
This position is for an Automation Engineer to design, build, and optimize automation solutions that accelerate vendor product certification and reduce security risk. The role is instrumental in enabling rapid, compliant certification and release cycles through scalable and repeatable automation. The engineer will leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate productivity, automate code generation, and streamline documentation and compliance workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated certification pipelines for vendor products such as Kafka, MQ, and Tibco.
- Leverage AI tools like Copilot and Claude to accelerate development and generate automation code.
- Build and maintain reusable automation frameworks and modules for scalable certification and validation workflows.
- Automate CVE validation, patch verification, and security remediation to improve response time.
- Integrate automation solutions into CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins, for continuous validation.
- Partner with Security and Platform Engineering to define certification criteria and compliance standards.
- Collaborate with vendor partners to ensure consistent certification practices.
- Generate compliance artifacts, reports, and audit evidence.
- Continuously improve automation efficiency, reliability, and observability.
Experience: Experience in automation engineering, building scalable workflows and reusable frameworks. Proven experience in security automation, including CVE validation, patching, and compliance evidence generation. Practical experience using AI coding assistants. Experience with CI/CD tools and Git-based workflows. Experience operating in regulated or audit-driven environments.
Technical Skills: Hands-on expertise with Python, Ansible, or Java. A solid understanding of Linux, shell scripting, and networking fundamentals is required. Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook is also necessary.
Work Environment
This position requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days per week onsite.
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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at
Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to 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. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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.
If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at or . Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.
UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.