Cloud Platform Engineer

Title: Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Arlington United States

Employee Type:Contract

Remote:Yes

Location:Arlington, VA, US

Job Type:Infrastructure and Security

Pay Range:$60 - $73 per hour

Job Description:Job#: 3057953

Job Description:

Candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.

Cloud Platform Engineer

Location: Arlington, Virginia (Remote)

Role Overview

This employer is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join a growing Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, and AI/ML team in support of a multi-cloud environment with 50+ customer tenants. The selected candidate will support all phases of development, design, modernization, and rapid development of cloud solutions in Azure and AWS GovCloud. This professional will serve as an engineer to support the development and infrastructure teams, ensuring that all cloud solutions remain scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise using best practices for designing cloud-based and hybrid solutions.
• Consult, design, and implement complex cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud services to ensure high availability, performance, and security.
• Develop proofs of concept and minimum viable products (MVPs) of Azure and AWS services to solve technical challenges.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, best practices, and security guidelines for cloud adoption and migration.
• Provision, manage, and set up monitoring systems in Azure and AWS cloud environments.
• Build and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure deployments.
• Deploy cloud serverless technologies and components, including Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Amazon EC2, and Amazon EKS.
• Manage Azure and AWS data storage services, including Azure Blob storage, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Files, Amazon S3, and Elastic Block Store (EBS).
• Support the design of secure cloud architecture, ensuring system components maintain compliance with security frameworks such as NIST and FedRAMP.
• Implement cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and data encryption.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.

Clearance: Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Experience: Five or more years of related cloud engineering experience, including direct support of Microsoft Azure GovCloud and Amazon Web Services GovCloud environments and solutions.

Technical Skills: Professional experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, cloud serverless technologies (Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS), and cloud storage solutions (Azure Blob, Azure Data Lake, Amazon S3, EBS). Active Azure or AWS certifications are required. US citizenship is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous consulting experience supporting federal departments or agencies.
• Understanding of AI/ML operations and the development-to-field lifecycle.
• Experience working within an Agile framework, such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Hands-on knowledge and experience with Jira and Confluence.

Compensation & Benefits

The anticipated pay range for this position is $60.00/hr to $73.00/hr. Please note that the final pay rate will be determined based on a variety of factors, including the candidates experience, qualifications, and the specific requirements of the role.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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.

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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Employee Type:

Contract

Remote:

Yes

Location:

Arlington, VA, US

Job Type:

Infrastructure and Security

Pay Range:

$60 - $73 per hour

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