AWS Cloud Engineer

Apex Systems; Earth City (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Earth City, Missouri (Remote) to drive the AWS cloud migration of legacy .NET components and work with the onshore Scrum team on requirements, backlog, and sprint delivery.

You will containerize Windows apps, refactor components, migrate to AWS, and re-architect systems for cloud readiness while embedding DevSecOps practices and ensuring security and high availability across environments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience with hosting/infrastructure and security concepts (IAM, PKI).
• Experience with monitoring, automation, and operational support of cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Containerize Windows-based applications and services.
• Refactor legacy Windows components.
• Migrate Windows components from on-premises to AWS.
• Re-architect applications from on-premises to AWS ecosystem.
• Support Finance and Treasury apps across AWS and Azure.
• Embed DevSecOps pipelines and strengthen non-functional requirements.
• Enhance production resiliency from Single-AZ to Multi-AZ.
• Improve cutover and switchover strategies.
• Deliver regional resiliency and enhanced CloudWatch monitoring.

Skills

Cloud platforms knowledge

AWS/Azure/GCP familiarity

Infrastructure monitoring

IAM and security concepts

DevSecOps

Backlog management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Job#: 3046073

Job Description:

Cloud Engineer

Location: Earth City, Missouri (Remote)

Role Overview

This position supports the AWS cloud migration of legacy .NET components. The Cloud Engineer will partner with the onshore Scrum team on requirements gathering, stakeholder coordination, backlog management, and sprint delivery. Daily collaboration with business partners, product owners, and developers is a key aspect of this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Containerize Windows-based applications and services.
• Refactor legacy Windows components.
• Migrate Windows components from on-premises environments to AWS.
• Re-architect applications from on-premises infrastructure into the AWS ecosystem.
• Support mission-critical Finance and Treasury applications spanning AWS and Azure.
• Embed DevSecOps pipelines and strengthen non-functional requirements.
• Enhance production resiliency through Single-AZ to Multi-AZ improvements.
• Improve resilient cutover and switchover strategies.
• Deliver full regional resiliency and enhanced CloudWatch monitoring capabilities.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills: Experience with one or more leading cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Experience: Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure and hosting environments.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of application hosting, distributed messaging architectures, networking technologies (VPNs, TCP/IP, firewalls, routing, and load balancing), and cloud connectivity.
• Understanding of security technologies, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, public key infrastructure (PKI), authentication, authorization, and threat protection.
• Demonstrated understanding of how infrastructure components work together to provide secure, reliable, and highly available hosted environments.
• Knowledge of cloud services, cloud-native architectures, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Understanding of IT security best practices, governance, compliance requirements, and cybersecurity principles.
• Experience with monitoring, performance tuning, automation, and operational support of cloud environments.
• Understanding of connected and embedded systems, including architectural tradeoffs, communication protocols, and integration considerations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud Architecture & Design
• Infrastructure Automation
• Security & Compliance
• System Integration
• Monitoring & Performance Optimization
• DevOps & CI/CD Practices
• Network Engineering
• Technical Documentation
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis