Senior Cloud Engineer - NC

Job#: 3027745

Job Description:
Client: Financial Services
Team: TBA
Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer
Location: Zone 2
Contract Length: 12mo
Pay Rate: $52+
Top Requirements

4+ years of Software Engineering experience

3+ years Apache Spark (large-scale data processing)

2+ years OpenShift/Kubernetes

Python/Django microservices development

Experience with Google Cloud Platform or major cloud provider

Plusses

Experience with conda environments

Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Helm, Harness, Sonar)

Distributed systems knowledge (S3, GCS, HDFS)

Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Google Cloud Platform monitoring

Financial services experience

Job Summary

In this contingent resource assignment, the Software Engineer will consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Software Engineering. Responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing moderately complex engineering challenges requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors, contributing to issue resolution, and collaborating with others to meet deliverables while ensuring alignment with policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications: 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent through work, consulting, training, military experience, or education.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and maintain OpenShift clusters or Google Cloud Platform projects for Spark workloads

Support platform capabilities for statistical model execution

Design and implement large-scale data processing workflows using Apache Spark

Tune Spark jobs using Kubernetes orchestration and auto-scaling

Build Python/Django services and microservices supporting platform users

Configure tooling and internal applications for data processing and model execution

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Sonar, Harness, Helm

Monitor Spark jobs and cluster health using Prometheus, Grafana, and Google Cloud Platform tools

Debug distributed systems and optimize resource utilization

Implement RBAC and encryption for data in transit and at rest

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and support deployments

EEO Employer

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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 uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

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.