Insight GlobalVerified Job Source

System Engineer

Canada
Remote
Posted Sep 11, 2026
1 position

US$40–US$50 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

The role involves owning the architecture, configuration, and lifecycle management of Cisco UCS, Dell, and HP server hardware. The engineer will lead the development and rollout of bare metal automation using Ansible playbooks across these platforms.

Job details

JOB DESCRIPTION: $40-$50/hour - REMOTE EST hours - 1 year contract w/ extensions We’re hiring a senior infrastructure engineer to own bare metal hardware and automation in a large regulated financial services environment. The role covers Cisco UCS (M7/M8, Intersight-managed), Dell, and HP server platforms: provisioning, performance tuning, and patching requirements, across both standalone and clustered Windows and Red Hat systems. Bare metal automation for provisioning and day-2 operations is currently being developed and will roll out initially on the UCS platform, with Dell and HP coverage to follow. This role will take ownership of that automation going forward, so strong Ansible skills are required. Must have skills and experience: • Own architecture, configuration, and lifecycle management for Cisco UCS M7/M8 (Intersight), Dell, and HP server hardware • Take ownership of bare metal automation for UCS as it’s developed and rolled out; build out Ansible playbooks and extend coverage to Dell and HP over time • Own design and build of UCS service profiles, server pools, and fabric interconnect configuration (VLANs/VSANs), including standalone and clustered host provisioning • Serve as L3 escalation point for UCS platform issues affecting Windows and RHEL systems, standalone and clustered • Define patching requirements for fabric interconnects and UCS servers; coordinate with the team that executes patching • Troubleshoot issues across automated and manual provisioning workflows • Coordinate with the SAN team on host-side storage connectivity configuration within UCS service profiles for bare metal builds • Work with Windows, Linux, and automation engineering teams to keep hardware-specific playbooks aligned with broader automation standards REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Must have skills and experience: • Own architecture, configuration, and lifecycle management for Cisco UCS M7/M8 (Intersight), Dell, and HP server hardware • Take ownership of bare metal automation for UCS as it’s developed and rolled out; build out Ansible playbooks and extend coverage to Dell and HP over time • Own design and build of UCS service profiles, server pools, and fabric interconnect configuration (VLANs/VSANs), including standalone and clustered host provisioning • Serve as L3 escalation point for UCS platform issues affecting Windows and RHEL systems, standalone and clustered • Define patching requirements for fabric interconnects and UCS servers; coordinate with the team that executes patching • Troubleshoot issues across automated and manual provisioning workflows • Coordinate with the SAN team on host-side storage connectivity configuration within UCS service profiles for bare metal builds • Work with Windows, Linux, and automation engineering teams to keep hardware-specific playbooks aligned with broader automation standards NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Banking Experience Vacancy: This is a net new role, and the successful candidate will be hired into an new position. *We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with the screening, assessment, or selection of potential applicants for this position.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have strong expertise in Cisco UCS (Intersight), server provisioning, and advanced Ansible skills for automation. Experience with Windows and RHEL systems and the ability to serve as an L3 escalation point is required.