The role
Between the demo that wows and the system that survives sits the Civil Engineer we're recruiting in Phoenix, and Grant Thornton pays $77,000 - $114,000 for the difference. Earn $77,000 - $114,000 as a Civil Engineer, take ownership of Ruby on Rails from day one, and build your career with a collaborative team.
Key Responsibilities
- Ship Kubernetes fixes to Grant Thornton customers in Phoenix, AZ the same day they report them
- Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
- Keep GitHub Actions schemas backward-compatible so Grant Thornton never forces a breaking upgrade
- Pull Grant Thornton's GitLab CI stack out of the AZ region before the migration deadline
- Prototype rough Docker ideas fast, then decide which earn a place in Grant Thornton's stack
- Trim Grant Thornton's cloud bill by right-sizing the Tailwind CSS infrastructure in Phoenix, AZ
What You'll Bring
- Willingness to relocate to Phoenix, AZ, or to make remote work
- Comfort being measured against a clear mid-level bar
- A Grant Thornton mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
- Real curiosity about why Grant Thornton customers do what they do
- The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
- Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
- Comfort being accountable for a deeply collaborative outcome in a contract role
Grant Thornton was founded in Phoenix, AZ on the idea that technology should be powerful yet refreshingly quality-focused. Ownership at Grant Thornton means you fix the broken thing even when nobody assigned it to you.
We pay $77,000 - $114,000 and protect it with coaching, coverage, and a flexible setup so your GitLab CI grows without burning you out.
As of today's date, this Civil Engineer req has not been filled.
If you're excited about technology work, we want to hear from you.
Skills required
- React
- GitLab CI
- GitHub Actions
- Docker
- Ruby on Rails
- Next.js
- Swift
- Django
- Kubernetes
- Tailwind CSS
- Customer Service
- Mentoring
- Persuasion
- Growth Mindset
Why join Grant Thornton
- Paid certification exam fees
- Learning Stipend
- Meditation and mindfulness apps
- Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Adoption Leave
- Hybrid Work
Next step
This Contract role in Phoenix, AZ closes 2026-12-10.