Cloud Engineer

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Apex Systems has a great opportunity with one of our top clients for a DevOps/Cloud Engineer (with Top Secret Clearance and eligibility to obtain SCI). This will be an on-site position on Fort Bragg, NC.

Responsibilities

As a DevOps Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services, automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services. You will manage system tuning for reliability and efficiency and guide and manage software releases for new features and support users through consolidation. Occasionally performs the administrative operation of server hardware and software. Ensures system security and executes practices and procedures. Troubleshoots system related problems. Remains current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications. Recommends future direction or projects to management. Provides expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance an operating system.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

5+ years of IT and/or software experience.

3+ years experience working in production Amazon Web Services environments

DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred)

In depth understanding of DevOps methodologies and working within Agile teams

Worked with Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools

Experience working within virtualized environments

Experience with virtual networking appliances and related technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, F5, AWS ALB/NLB, TLS/SSL)

Experience working with Git-centric workflows

Experience in release management

Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities

Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through

Solid work ethic and the ability to work in a mission critical environment

Detail oriented and organized; possess holistic understanding of IT systems

Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience

Proficient composing Linux automation scripts (shell/BASH)

Experience working with container technologies (Docker, rkt, containerd, and/or lxd)

3 years of Kubernetes experience as it relates to maintaining clusters and deploying applications hosted on Kubernetes clusters

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experience in multiple public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)

Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar

In-depth working knowledge writing Ansible playbooks

Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment

Experience working with complex IDaM requirements and technologies (e.g. Active Directory, SAML, openLDAP, hardware tokens, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, etc.)

Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics especially at the container level with APM and/or other tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, etc.)

Experience working with Windows automation (PowerShell)

Experience working with Gitlab for SDLC (CI/CD) functionality

Experience working with collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Discourse. Rocketchat

Experience using Rancher to manage Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes-hosted applications

Experience implementing and maintaining a robust PKI infrastructure within a DOD context

Ability to write rudimentary APIs and/or write automation to interact with existing APIs

EEO Employer

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. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join 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.

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. 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, 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. 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 Apex team member can provide.