Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Apex Technology, Inc.2 days ago
Base Salary
$148k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS GovCloud and Microsoft Azure.
- Design secure, scalable, highly available IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools.
- Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, deployments, monitoring, and operational tasks with Python or comparable scripting languages.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across compute, storage, networking, identity, security, applications, and connectivity.
- Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, security, and reliability and respond to infrastructure incidents.
- Design and maintain VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, VPNs, firewalls, security groups, and private connectivity.
- Implement cloud security, identity and access controls, encryption, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Lead or participate in cloud infrastructure projects from design through testing, deployment, and completion.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and infrastructure standards.
- Collaborate with the Cloud Infrastructure Security Engineer and cross-functional technical teams on cloud solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Cloud Computing, or a related technical field.
- 5 –7 years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, DevOps, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 3 years of hands-on production experience with AWS and/or Azure, with significant AWS GovCloud experience preferred.
- In-depth hands-on experience building complete cloud environments, particularly in AWS GovCloud.
- Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, networking, security, identity, storage, compute, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery.
- Advanced Infrastructure as Code experience; Terraform is strongly preferred, while CloudFormation, Bicep, Pulumi, or similar tools are beneficial.
- Strong Python or comparable programming and scripting skills.
- Understanding of CI/CD, version control, automation pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Ability to investigate complex issues, determine root causes, evaluate multiple solutions and trade-offs, and implement appropriate resolutions.
- Strong technical documentation and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be willing to work full-time on-site in the Playa Vista area of Los Angeles.
Benefits
- Equity in Apex through stock options or other long-term incentives.
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, plus $100,000 of life insurance at no cost.
- Paid time off starting at 15 vacation days and growing to more than 20 days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
- 401(k) plan with a 100% match on the first 3% and a 50% match on the next 2%.
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave and childcare reimbursement of up to $350 per day for work-related travel.
- Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks.
- Monthly office socials, pickleball tournaments, run club, and employee and family gatherings.
- Tools and equipment for a customized desk setup.
- Full-time, on-site work at Apex’s Playa Vista office with in-person collaboration and flexibility to integrate work and life.