Site Reliability Engineer III

Apex Systems; Chandler, Northern (AZ, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and certifications discounts

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer III in Chandler, AZ on a 12-month hybrid contract. You will design, automate, and operate a scalable internal cloud platform built on VCF, vSphere, NSX-T, Aria Suite, and the OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) on vSphere.

The role demands strong IaC and automation skills, extensive VMware expertise, and collaboration with engineering, operations, and development teams in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on VMware/VCF experience with large-scale environments.
• Proven OpenShift on vSphere deployment and operations.
• Strong Python and Ansible skills; IaC and automation focus.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and operate a scalable internal cloud platform built on VCF 9.x, vSphere, NSX-T, Aria Suite, and OCP on vSphere.
• Establish automated, repeatable, and secure software-defined environments for consistent deployment across teams.
• Integrate Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) into CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Oversee cloud platform operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and development teams in an Agile environment.

Skills

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x

OpenShift on vSphere

Python

Ansible

CI/CD automation

Agile / Scrum

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer III

Location: Chandler, Arizona (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with deep expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and large-scale VMware environments. This role is critical in the enterprise adoption of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and focuses on designing, automating, and operating a scalable internal cloud platform. The Cloud SRE will help establish a fully automated, repeatable, and secure software-defined environment to enable modern application delivery and accelerate cloud standardization across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and operate a scalable internal cloud platform built on VCF 9.x, vSphere, NSX-T, Aria Suite, and the OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) on vSphere.
• Establish a fully automated, repeatable, and secure software-defined environment that can be consistently deployed across teams.
• Integrate Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) into CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Oversee cloud platform operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and development teams in an Agile environment.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale VMware environments, including VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x, vSphere, NSX-T, and Aria Suite (vRealize).
• Proven experience building and operating OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) on vSphere.
• Experience with RedHat OpenShift, Python, and Ansible.
• Deep understanding of cloud platform operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to work in Agile environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of ITIL processes.
• Hands-on experience with Cohesity, Netbackup, or Avamar products.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git or Bitbucket.
• 5+ years of software development experience with some exposure to network programming and networking protocols.
• Solid understanding of network concepts, including load balancers, routing, subnets, and firewalls.

Everforth Apex 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. 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.

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