Apex Systems · 4 hours ago
Cloud / Data Infrastructure Engineer
San Antonio, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Mid LevelApex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. They are seeking a Mid-level Cloud Data Engineer to support a cloud-native data platform initiative, which involves building and managing AWS cloud-based data pipelines and working with streaming platforms.
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Responsibilities
Building and managing AWS cloud-based data pipelines
Working with streaming platforms like Kafka, Kinesis, or Event Hubs
Using modern ETL/ELT tools like Fivetran and Informatica’s IDMC
Supporting event-driven architectures and real-time analytics
Leveraging Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD , and Kubernetes
Qualification
Required
Building and managing AWS cloud-based data pipelines
Working with streaming platforms like Kafka, Kinesis, or Event Hubs
Using modern ETL/ELT tools like Fivetran and Informatica's IDMC
Supporting event-driven architectures and real-time analytics
Leveraging Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and Kubernetes
Candidates should be self-managed in terms of delivering assigned work, meeting company / compliance expectations, curious, can-do attitude, team player, willing to learn, and flexible
Mid-level candidates should be independent contributors with hands-on knowledge in multiple domains (AWS Cloud + one of streaming platforms or ETL/ELT tools)
Preferred
Extensive Experience with Cloud and Data Platform Infrastructure Engineering
Extensive experience with event platforms on-prem or Cloud (Kafka, Redpanda, AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, GCP Pub/Sub), stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming, Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Google Cloud Dataflow)
Experience with ETL/ELT tools like Fivetran, and/or Informatica's cloud product, IDMC; demonstrated ability to design, implement, and optimize data pipelines. This includes experience with and automating connector configuration, data transformation, and schema management
Understanding of event-driven architectures, CQRS, and event sourcing
Proficiency in monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Proven ability to automate tasks and implement CI/CD pipelines
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
Experience with various database technologies (SQL and NoSQL)
Experience in supporting Real-time analytical need
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Disability
Other insurance plans
ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
401K program
HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
Corporate discount savings program
On-demand training program
Access to certification prep
Library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars
Certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
Company
Apex Systems
Apex Systems, a division of On Assignment, provides organizations with IT staffing solutions to address gaps in their current workforce.
Founded in 1995
1001-5000 employees
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Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Roger Wahman
Chief Technology Officer - SVP
Andrea Schiola
Global Head of Technology Partnerships, SVP, Principal
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