Platform Automation Engineer

Description

Job Title: Platform Automation Engineer

Duration: 18 Month W2 Contract

Location:Charlotte, NC

Required Pay Scale: $75-$89/hour

Strong experience with:

• Ansible
• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Experience with containerized environments (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
• Python
• Linux Shell scripting
• Cloud AWS (Azure is also okay)

Deep understanding of:

REST APIs

API gateway patterns

Integration architectures

AI-assisted automation or intelligent testing frameworks

MuleSoft Runtime Fabric / container deployments

Automated patch management frameworks

Performance and load testing tools

Observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)

Event-driven architectures

Multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Reusable testing frameworks across domains

Platform engineering and internal developer platforms

Enterprise integration patterns

API lifecycle governance

Soft Skills:

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking

Ability to work in distributed teams

Clear technical communication

Ownership mindset with automation-first approach

Automating patch certification, testing, and delivery pipelines for MuleSoft runtime and Spring-based integration platforms. This role will design, build, and operate fully automated, scalable certification frameworks and integration pipelines supporting enterprise API ecosystems.

Automating Mule Runtime patch certification and delivery

Automating Spring Cloud Gateway / Spring Integration patch validation

Building test harnesses and orchestration frameworks

Driving DevOps practices using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting

Typical deliverables include:

Fully automated Mule runtime patch certification workflow and delivery pipeline

Fully automated Spring Gateway/Integration patch certification workflow and delivery pipeline

Test harness that runs hundreds of integration scenarios

Terraform-driven environment setup for certification testing

Ansible-based automated patch rollout

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Automation Certification

Design and implement automated certification pipelines for

MuleSoft Runtime (major/minor/patch versions)

Spring Cloud Gateway and Spring Integration frameworks (major/minor/patch versions)

Automate validation of Compatibility across runtime environments (VM, containers, cloud)

Build end-to-end patch validation workflows including

• Deployment
• Functional testing
• Non-functional validation (performance, resiliency)

Test Harness Orchestration

• Develop scalable test harness frameworks with:
• Multiple test scenarios (functional, integration)
• Data-driven test execution models

Build orchestration layers to:

• Trigger automated workflows
• Manage certification lifecycle
• Integrate with CI/CD pipelines

Enable reusable testing patterns for integration systems

• DevOps Infrastructure Automation
• Terraform for multi-environment provisioning
• Ansible for configuration management and patch execution

Create and maintain:

CI/CD pipelines (Git-based workflows)

Automated deployment and rollback strategies

Implement observability and operational monitoring hooks

Develop APIs and integrations using:

• MuleSoft Any point Platform
• Spring Boot / Spring Cloud / Spring Integration
• API lifecycle management
• Gateway configuration and optimization
• Support hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, container platforms)

Ensure patching aligns with:

Vulnerability remediation strategies

Runtime security policies

Automate compliance validation within pipelines

Integrate security scanning and drift detection

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [email protected] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)