Job#: 2073568
Job Description:
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in maintaining, optimizing, and expanding our infrastructure. You will work closely with software developers, deployment team, and other IT staff members to manage code releases, automate workflows, and ensure the availability, reliability, and scalability of the systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to support automated deployment and testing processes.
- Manage cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS), including provisioning, scaling, and monitoring of resources.
- Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Write and maintain automation scripts in Python to streamline operational processes and deployments.
- Collaborate with development teams to enhance system scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux and Windows-based production environments, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime.
- Implement security best practices to safeguard cloud infrastructure.
- Support and optimize container orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Perform routine system health checks, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring of key performance metrics.
- Identify and resolve production issues promptly while maintaining communication with stakeholders.
- Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in DevOps and cloud services.
-Minimal travel is required for this position.
Requirements
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in a DevOps, System Administration, or Software Engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS, and CloudWatch.
- Strong knowledge of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps, Jankins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation tasks and infrastructure management.
- Solid understanding and experience with Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows OS.
- Experience with version control systems like Git.
- Familiarity with infrastructure management tools such as Ansible is a plus.
- Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environment.
EEO Employer
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. 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 Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join 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 ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: 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. 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, 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. 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 Apex team member can provide.