Cloud Engineer

Apex Systems; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life, disability and other insurance

Training and certification support

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a hands‑on Cloud DevOps Engineer with AWS expertise to deliver sustainable workloads via Infrastructure as Code and automated pipelines. You will support provisioning and management of enterprise‑grade development enablement solutions within an AWS environment.

The role emphasizes design for resilience, security, and observability, leveraging tools like Terraform, GitLab CI, and cloud monitoring to optimize operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of SDLC experience including design, development, testing, and automation in AWS, Terraform, Python, and GitLab CI.
• Experience with DevOps platforms (e.g., GitLab, GitHub).
• Expertise with Git and common branching/release strategies.
• Experience with logging, monitoring, alerting and observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, Datadog, etc.).
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices including IaC, CI/CD, automated deployment, autoscaling, and self-healing.
• Knowledge of serverless and microservice architectures with hands-on implementation.
• Working knowledge of databases (RDBMS + NoSQL).
• Experience with languages JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, PowerShell, and Bash.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop centralized orchestration services using IaC and GitLab Pipelines to deploy and manage products in AWS.
• Design resilient, fault‑tolerant cloud infrastructure and ensure reusability.
• Incorporate security and compliance early in the SDLC.
• Develop automation tools for deployment and operations.
• Integrate testing and quality principles into the SDLC and automate monitoring/alerting.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

GitLab CI

Git

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK / Splunk / Datadog

Job description

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Hands‑on Cloud DevOps Engineer with AWS expertise focused on delivering operationally sustainable workloads via Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated build & deployment pipelines (CI/CD). Support the design, provisioning, and management of enterprise‑grade development enablement solutions including build orchestration, tooling, and operations utilities within an AWS Cloud environment.

Job#: 3059084

Responsibilities

• Design and develop centralized orchestration services—leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitLab Pipelines—to deploy and manage both in‑house and commercial off‑the‑shelf (COTS) products within a DevOps platform, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure deployment, reusability, and resiliency. Design resilient, fault‑tolerant systems for managing cloud infrastructure.
• Incorporate compliance and security following the shift‑left paradigm.
• Develop automation tools and services for deployment and operations activities.
• Integrate testing and quality principles into the development SDLC process.
• Optimize operations by automating alerting, monitoring and incident response.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving software development, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of software development life cycle (SDLC) experience including design, development, troubleshooting, testing, and automation in AWS, Terraform, Python, and Gitlab CI
• Experience with DevOps platforms (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, etc.)
• Expertise with Git and common branching/release strategies (e.g., branching, merging, GitFlow, etc.)
• Experience with logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, SumoLogic, Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices including infrastructure as code, continuous integration, automated deployment, automated testing, autoscaling, and self‑healing
• Knowledge of serverless and microservice architectures with hands‑on implementation experience
• Working knowledge of databases, including one RDBMS (e.g., MySQL/MariaDB, MS SQL, Oracle, etc.) and one columnar or NoSQL store (e.g., MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Experience with any of the following languages JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, PowerShell, and Bash

Preferred Experience

• Leading design or modernization efforts for applications using modern approaches (e.g., APIs, microservices, etc.)
• Containerization technology (e.g., Docker, Podman, etc.) and container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Rancher, etc.)
• Application security testing methodologies (e.g., SAST, DAST, etc.)
• Infrastructure security tooling (e.g., Prisma Cloud, Aqua, etc.)
• Working knowledge of multi‑account AWS environments and AWS Organizations
• Experience with cost optimization strategies in cloud environments
• Working knowledge of fundamental networking concepts

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth 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. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth 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.
• Everforth 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, Everforth 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.
• Everforth 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 Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex 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. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine‑Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.