Remote Senior Cloud Platform Engineer: Automation & DevOps Lead

Apex Systems; Cedar Rapids (IA); Remote; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Training and certification programs

Certification discounts

Dedicated benefits team

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems seeks a Senior/Lead Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and support of modern cloud platforms and infrastructure. You will drive automation, cloud engineering best practices, and scalable solutions while mentoring junior engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes platform modernization, CI/CD pipelines, and security controls across AWS and containerized environments. Remote, US-based position with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Platform/Cloud engineering or DevOps.
• Strong AWS experience and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and automation (Harness, CodePipeline).
• Scripting proficiency in Python, Bash, or Shell.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of cloud platforms, apps, integrations, and infrastructure.
• Build scalable, secure platform solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Design and implement automation to improve operations and user experience.
• Manage cloud infrastructure, monitoring, and system health.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Automation

Python scripting

IAM

Scripting (Bash/Shell)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

Harness

AWS CodePipeline

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Everforth Apex Systems seeks a Senior/Lead Platform Engineer to lead design, implementation, and support of modern cloud platforms and infrastructure. You will drive automation, cloud engineering best practices, and scalable solutions while mentoring junior engineers and partnering with cross-functional teams.

This role emphasizes platform modernization, CI/CD pipelines, and security controls across AWS and containerized environments. Remote, US-based position with competitive pay.