Cloud Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance
Job #: 3012821 Apex Systems is currently hiring for a Cloud / Dev Ops Engineer with a leading defense focused client. This role supports a mission critical environment and involves modernizing and maintaining cloud based infrastructure for a high visibility program. Project Details / Mission Supported

• Support cloud engineering, automation, and distributed services for a major defense program

• Enhance system reliability, security, and performance across on prem and cloud environments

• Drive Dev Ops best practices, CI/CD automation, and Kubernetes based deployments Qualified candidates will have the following experience and skills

• 5+ years of IT and/or software engineering experience

• 3+ years of experience in production AWS environments

• Experience with Dev Ops methodologies and Agile teams

• Hands on experience with CI/CD tools (Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, Team City, etc.)

• Experience with virtualized environments and virtual networking technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, F5, AWS ALB/NLB, TLS/SSL)

• Strong experience with Git centric workflows and release management

• Proficiency with Linux automation scripting (shell/BASH)

• 3+ years of Kubernetes experience (cluster maintenance + application deployment)

• Ability to troubleshoot complex system issues and operate in a mission critical environment Preferred (nice to have):

Experience with multiple cloud providers, Ansible, container technologies (Docker, containerd, etc.), air gapped deployments, IDaM technologies, monitoring tools (Splunk, ELK, Prometheus), Power Shell, Git Lab CI/CD, Rancher, PKI, or API automation.

Location:

Fort Bragg, NC
Onsite expectation: 100% onsite
Clearance Level: Top Secret (SCI eligibility)
Client will consider candidates with an active Secret clearance eligible for upgrade.
Salary/Pay Range: $65–80/hr on contract (DOE); up to $160k upon conversion

PLEASE NOTE:

Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.
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