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Remote IT Systems Engineer (BACKFILL)

Lensa
Cary, NC Remote Contractor
POSTED ON 1/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/3/2026
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Job Description

Insight Global's client is looking for an IT Engineer to join their team remotely for a 12 month recurring contract.

Responsibilities

  •  Be responsible and accountable for the successful delivery of engineering projects that improve the security, reliability, compliance, and automation of our fleet
  •  Be constantly on the lookout for opportunities to eliminate manual work through tool building and automation
  •  Collaborate with our primary internal customers (Security, IT Operations and Developer Productivity) to respond to their requests and troubleshoot issues with the tooling we provide them
  •  Use your deep technical skills to debug and solve complex technical problems
  •  Increase code quality and standards by reviewing, approving and providing feedback on code submission by your peers
  •  Be a contributor to longer-term artifacts such as our team charter and roadmap
  •  Demonstrate strong dispute resolution and technical decision making, and provide deliberate and thoughtful explanations of how decisions are reached.
  •  Be a mentor to others. This includes technical decision making on engineering artifacts like design docs and code that the team produces
  •  Contribute to the development and refinement of operational metrics, and improve the systems used to track the health of our fleet
  •  Help your teammates by sharing knowledge, mentoring, and participating in our on-call rotation
  •  Keep abreast of industry trends and forums to ensure Epic Games remains an innovator in this domain

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills And Requirements

  •  3-5 years of experience managing Windows and Linux servers using code-based configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible)
  •  Proficiency in PowerShell
  •  Experience with Chocolatey
  •  Experience writing infrastructure as code using declarative configuration files
  •  Experience leveraging APIs to make changes
  •  A user's first mindset and a focus on creating great user experiences
  •  Familiarity with third-party and open source tools
  •  Familiarity with Github workflows
  •  Familiarity with managing fleets of Windows devices
  •  Proficiency managing cloud infrastructure using an industry-standard provider

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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