Sr. Automation Engineer

Job#: 3010739

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior IaC Automation Engineer

Experience Level: 8+ Years

Department: Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Automation Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud infrastructure automation across Azure, Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure solutions using modern DevOps tools and practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement IaC solutions using Terraform across multi-cloud environments (Azure, Google Cloud Platform, OCI).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Groovy, and Git.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployments using Ansible, Python, and Bash.
• Integrate and manage artifact repositories using Artifactory.
• Collaborate with cloud architects, developers, and security teams to ensure infrastructure meets performance, scalability, and security requirements.
• Maintain and optimize infrastructure codebases, ensuring modularity, reusability, and compliance with best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across cloud platforms.
• Document infrastructure designs, automation workflows, and operational procedures.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in infrastructure automation and DevOps.
• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform for IaC across Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and OCI.
• Proficiency in Jenkins pipeline development using Groovy.
• Solid experience with Ansible for configuration management and orchestration.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash.
• Experience with Artifactory for artifact management.
• Proficient in Git for version control and collaboration.
• Good understanding of container orchestration platforms such as AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), and OKE (Oracle Kubernetes Engine).
• Good understanding of networking concepts across cloud platforms (VPCs, subnets, firewalls, load balancers, DNS).
• Basic knowledge of database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle DB) and their deployment in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-native services and infrastructure patterns.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

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.