DevOps Engineer

Apex Systems; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401K with company match

HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a DevOps Engineer with experience in cloud and on‑prem infrastructure to support hybrid environments. This role emphasizes IaC, server automation, and CI/CD configuration engineering to enable streamlined deployments.

The ideal candidate will build Terraform-based infrastructure, develop reusable modules, manage Windows and Linux servers, and maintain deployment automation using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions. Strong scripting skills are required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering or DevOps.
• Experience with cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Experience administering Windows and/or Linux servers.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and deployment automation tools.
• Experience supporting .NET/Java deployments.
• Proficiency with Git-based source control (Bitbucket/GitHub/GitLab).
• Scripting skills: PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support infrastructure using Terraform across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Develop reusable IaC modules and templates for standardized deployments.
• Provision and manage Windows and Linux servers, networking, storage, and security configurations.
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines for .NET and Java applications.
• Configure and manage deployment automation with Jenkins, XLR, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Develop automation scripts in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Use Ansible for configuration management tasks.
• Monitor infrastructure and deployment pipelines to identify and resolve issues.
• Create and maintain deployment procedures and runbooks.

Skills

DevOps experience

Infrastructure engineering

CI/CD knowledge

Scripting: PowerShell/Bash/Python

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Ansible

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job#: 3047380

Job Description:

DevOps Engineer

Location: Pennington, New Jersey (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

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.

Role Overview

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with experience in cloud infrastructure configuration to support hybrid environments that include both cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This role integrates Infrastructure as Code (IaC), server automation, and CI/CD configuration engineering to facilitate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning. The position offers an opportunity to work with infrastructure, automation, and deployment engineering while promoting the adoption of IaC and automation practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support infrastructure using Terraform across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules and templates for standardized deployments.
• Provision and manage Windows and Linux servers, networking components, storage, and security configurations.
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines for .NET and Java applications.
• Configure and manage deployment automation using tools such as Jenkins, Digital.ai Release (XLR), Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Utilize configuration management tools like Ansible to automate server and application administration tasks.
• Monitor infrastructure and deployment pipelines to identify and resolve issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 3-5 years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Configuration Engineering, DevOps, or a related field.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Experience supporting both cloud and on-premises server environments.
• Experience administering Windows and/or Linux servers.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts and deployment automation tools.
• Experience supporting application deployments for .NET and Java applications.
• Proficiency with Git-based source control systems such as Bitbucket, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Experience with scripting technologies including PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, Digital.ai Release (XLR), Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management concepts.
• Knowledge of container platforms such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale application deployment environments.

Benefits Overview

• 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