Cloud Platform Ops Expert — Secret Clearance Required

Apex Systems; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

HSA

ESPP

EAP

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Cloud Platform Operations SME to join our federal and enterprise IT delivery teams. This 1-year engagement focuses on Keycloak, Morpheus, Kubernetes, and OpsRamp within secure, government-grade environments, with up to 25% travel.

Candidates must obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and be eligible for US citizenship. Preferred locations include Montgomery, AL, with other US sites; strong integration skills across identity, cloud, and automation are essential.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise administering Keycloak, SilverCreek, and enterprise identity services including SSO, PKI/CAC authentication, RBAC, federation, and access management.
• Strong experience with Morpheus cloud management and orchestration, including self-service provisioning, automation workflows, governance, approvals, and hybrid-cloud operations.
• Expertise supporting Kubernetes and container platforms, including cluster administration, application deployments, networking, storage, scaling, security, and lifecycle management.
• Experience with OpsRamp monitoring and observability, including event correlation, alert management, dashboard creation, incident response, and operational analytics.
• Strong integration skills across VMware, ServiceNow, Active Directory, automation platforms, APIs, and cloud infrastructure to support end-to-end service delivery.
• Experience implementing automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, operational runbooks, monitoring, compliance, STIGs, RMF controls, and audit-ready documentation within enterprise or federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end service delivery in enterprise or federal environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement automation and governance.
• Assist in meeting security and compliance requirements.

Skills

Keycloak

SilverCreek

SSO

PKI/CAC

RBAC

Federation

Access management

Tools

Morpheus

Kubernetes

OpsRamp

VMware

ServiceNow

Active Directory

APIs

Automation Platforms

Job description

Apex Systems is seeking a Cloud Platform Operations SME to join our federal and enterprise IT delivery teams. This 1-year engagement focuses on Keycloak, Morpheus, Kubernetes, and OpsRamp within secure, government-grade environments, with up to 25% travel.

Candidates must obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and be eligible for US citizenship. Preferred locations include Montgomery, AL, with other US sites; strong integration skills across identity, cloud, and automation are essential.