Job#: 3019173 Job Description: Senior Cloud Engineer
Please reach out to apply at . This position is open to hybrid candidates in Appleton, WI only, on a contract-to-hire basis. We are unable to provide sponsorship to candidates now or in the future.
OverviewWe're seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the delivery of scalable, secure platform capabilities across our hybrid cloud environment (on-prem, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform). In this role, you'll partner closely with our Cloud Architect to turn reference architectures into high-quality implementations, advance SRE practices, and mentor engineers while driving automation, reliability, and cost efficiency.
What You'll Do- Design and deliver cloud platform solutions including landing zones, networking, and IAM.
- Build reusable Terraform modules, golden templates, and secure baselines.
- Implement CI/CD and GitOps workflows that improve reliability and release safety.
- Lead incident response, post-mortems, and preventive engineering initiatives.
- Apply Zero Trust, policy-as-code, and FinOps practices to balance security and cost.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across Security, App, Data, and Networking teams.
What You Bring- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform in production environments.
- Strong expertise in Terraform (and/or Bicep), scripting, and automation.
- Solid foundation in networking, IAM, Kubernetes (AKS/GKE), and observability.
- Proven experience designing CI/CD pipelines and leading incident response.
Nice to Have- Cloud, DevOps, Terraform, or Kubernetes certifications.
- Experience with policy-as-code, service mesh/ingress, secrets management, and FinOps.
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.
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