Job#: 3026249 Job Description: Job Title: Cloud Migration / DevOps Lead (Azure-focused)
OverviewThis role is a backfill position supporting large-scale application migrations from on-premises data centers to Public Cloud, primarily Azure with some AWS. The individual will sit between application teams, enterprise cloud partners, and infrastructure teams, acting as the primary technical escalation point to ensure successful cloud adoption in a highly regulated environment.
The work is hands-on and requires close, real-time engagement with U.S.-based application teams during business hours. This role cannot be offshored due to the level of stakeholder interaction, regulatory constraints, and active troubleshooting required.
Key Responsibilities- Partner directly with application teams to migrate applications from on-prem to Azure (and ?? AWS)
- Act as the technical liaison between application teams, enterprise cloud partners, and platform/pod teams
- Provide hands-on support across infrastructure, code, and CI/CD pipeline layers
- Design, build, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for cloud-hosted applications
- Triage and resolve issues related to pipelines, certificates, secrets/keys, passwords, and cloud infrastructure
- Diagnose application behavior differences between on-prem and cloud environments, including performance issues
- Help application teams understand cloud frameworks, patterns, and operating models
- Navigate cloud adoption in a highly regulated environment with strict governance and security controls
- Serve as the "go-to" escalation resource when teams are blocked by technical, process, or cross-team issues
- Drive issues to resolution across project, process, and people-related challenges
Technical Scope- Cloud platforms: Azure (primary), AWS (secondary)
- CI/CD and DevOps tooling: GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Jira, Datadog
- Infrastructure: Azure IaaS/PaaS, networking, storage, identity, secrets management
- Application stacks: .NET, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, React
- Containers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Databases: Microsoft SQL Server (required), Cassandra (nice to have)
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of experience building, deploying, and supporting enterprise applications or platforms
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native application delivery
- Strong hands-on experience deploying and operating applications in Azure (AWS exposure required)
- Deep understanding of end-to-end cloud solutioning including security, resilience, availability, scalability, and performance
- Proven experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and pipeline issues under time pressure
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable working across multiple teams and stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps practices
- Experience supporting cloud migrations in highly regulated environments
- Financial services or banking domain experience
- Experience supporting large, distributed application portfolios migrating to cloud
Work Requirements- Onshore role only
- Must work U.S. business hours to support application teams across East and West Coast locations
- High-touch, daytime engagement is required; work cannot be shifted to off-hours or offshore teams
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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.
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