Cloud Data Engineer - NC, VA

Job#: 3031557

Job Description:

Job Title: Cloud Data Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC or Tysons Corner, VA (Hybrid - 3x/week)
Contract Length: 18 Months Contract
Pay Rate: $53/hour - $57/hour

Note: We are unable to consider C2C or third-party submissions


Role Overview

As a Cloud Data Storage and Data Engineering Subject Matter Expert, you will support secure, scalable, and compliant cloud data platforms. This role involves advising on and contributing to moderately complex engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with security policies and enterprise best practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders to design and optimize data lakes, data warehouses, and hybrid architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

 

Key Responsibilities
  • Consult on and support moderately complex Information Security Engineering initiatives.
  • Design and evaluate secure cloud data storage solutions.
  • Support data lakes, data warehouses, and hybrid cloud architectures.
  • Define and review data models, schema designs, and governance structures.
  • Contribute to resolving security and data engineering challenges across cloud platforms.
  • Provide strategic guidance to optimize data structures for analytics and reporting.
  • Collaborate with internal engineering teams and stakeholders.
  • Ensure solutions align with security policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
Required Qualifications

Experience: 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education. 4+ years of Cloud Data Storage and Data Engineering experience across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

 

Technical Skills: Experience designing secure, scalable, high-performance cloud data platforms. This includes expertise in data lakes, data warehouses, hybrid architectures, data modeling, schema design, and governance.

 

Professional Skills: Solid communication skills for collaboration with client personnel and internal teams.

 

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with SQL Server.
  • Experience with Application Management.
  • Proficiency with PowerPoint.
Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is $53.00/hr to $56.00/hr. A benefits package may be available to eligible employees.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

 

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

 

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228.


Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth 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 ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth 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. Everforth 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, Everforth 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. Everforth 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 Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Employee Type:
Contract

Location:
Charlotte, NC, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:
April 22, 2026

Pay Range:
$53 - $56 per hour

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