Apex Clean Energy

Apex Clean Energy

Senior Infrastructure & Platform Engineer

Charlottesville, VA, United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 50 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentAzureCloud PlatformsTerraformPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningCybersecuritySIEMExcelFirewallZero TrustLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringRenewable EnergySCADACompTIA

About the role

  • Through origination, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage facilities, distributed energy resources, and green fuel technologies, Apex is expanding the renewable frontier across North America.
  • This role sits within the Integrated Technology Solutions (ITS) department and reports to the ITS Director.

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously improve Apex's core enterprise infrastructure, with particular depth in Azure, where our environment spans multiple subscriptions, resource groups, virtual networking, and integrated platform services across the organization.
  • Own and mature Apex's infrastructure-as-code practice, building on an existing foundation of Terraform and Ansible.
  • Design, implement, and maintain identity governance controls - including privileged access management, conditional access policies, dynamic group logic, and lifecycle automation for joiners, movers, and leavers.
  • Architect and support zero trust network access (ZTNA).
  • Support operational technology (OT) connectivity and site infrastructure, coordinating with others to ensure appropriate segmentation and visibility between corporate IT and field environments.
  • Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and change records. Create the institutional knowledge that makes the team resilient, not dependent on any individual.
  • A mission-driven, energetic environment that supports and encourages our people to do their best work every day.
  • Training, strategies, and tools to support your personal and professional growth

Requirements

  • Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM tools, ZTNA solutions, network architecture (segmentation, VLANs, firewall policy).
  • Familiarity with IT/OT convergence environments is a differentiator.

Nice to have

  • cloud migration, major platform modernization, scaling inflection points.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft SC-100/AZ-305, CrowdStrike CCFA, CompTIA Security+) are a meaningful plus.
  • Prior experience leading infrastructure through a cloud migration or major platform modernization initiative is strongly preferred.
  • Charlottesville, VA preferred

Skills

  • to accelerate the shift to clean energy.
  • Apex strives to excel in every phase of project realization, from origination and financing to construction and asset management.

Benefits

  • Ongoing support and guidance such as on-the-job learning, hands-on experience, and mentorship
  • Exceptional benefits such as medical and dental; 401(k) with corporate match
  • Base and bonus commensurate with experience
  • Responsible Paid Time Off plus standard company holidays
  • Partner with ITS leadership and external security partners to continuously improve the organization's security posture, including identity hardening, network segmentation, and SIEM coverage and alert tuning.

Company info

  • driven team of nearly 400 professionals uses a data-focused approach and an unrivaled portfolio of projects to create solutions for the world's most innovative and forward-thinking customers.
  • For more information about how Apex is building the energy company of the future, visit apexcleanenergy.com.
  • driven team seeks determined, resolute individuals who strive to innovate and go above the call of duty, and who will relentlessly do their part to help accelerate the shift to America's clean energy future.
  • The Senior Infrastructure & Platform Engineer owns Apex's foundational enterprise platforms: cloud infrastructure, security tooling, network architecture, and the operational technology integrations that connect our corporate environment to wind, solar, and storage sites across North America.
  • This is not a break-fix role.
  • It is a platform ownership role with direct exposure to the highest-priority workstreams in the company and a mandate to build infrastructure that is resilient, documented, and ready to scale.
  • You will work with cross-functional teams including Asset Management, Operations, SCADA, and data analysts.
  • You will collaborate with managed service partners, security consultants, and infrastructure vendors - and you will be expected to lead, not just execute.
  • Success in this role looks like: critical infrastructure that is resilient, documented, and understood; security posture that is continuously improved and verifiably measurable; and a platform foundation that other ITS capabilities - AI/ML, Data Governance, OT Security - can be built on with confidence.
  • Our ideal candidate has done this before at a company navigating real complexity: cloud migration, major platform modernization, scaling inflection points.
  • They bring deep technical judgment and the maturity to work in a collaborative, influence-based organization where how you work with people matters as much as what you build.
  • Hours/Type: Full Time, Exempt

Visa & Work Authorization

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