Cloud Engineer

Meridian Systematics; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Systematics seeks a Cloud Engineer to automate deployments, optimize AWS performance, and maintain secure infrastructure at a customer site in St. Louis, MO.

This role requires full-stack operational support, monitoring, and enterprise authentication within an Agile framework. Responsibilities include implementing CI/CD pipelines, supporting containerized applications, and ensuring compliance with governance and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• 8+ years of IT experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant certifications.
• Experience with AWS cloud and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain AWS infrastructure, cost optimization, and security.
• Automate deployments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and refactor code; unit tests; manage databases.
• Provide technical leadership; mentor junior developers.

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

DevOps

Scripting (Bash/PowerShell/Perl)

Microservices

REST APIs

Relational Databases

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Nexus

Job description

Cloud Engineer

Location: On-site (Customer Location)

Position Overview

The Cloud Engineer automates deployments, optimizes performance, and maintains secure AWS infrastructure within an Agile environment. This role handles full-stack operational support, monitoring, enterprise authentication, and technical customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Infrastructure & Security: Maintain AWS environment (EC2, S3, Load Balancers, RDS); ensure compliance with A&A security requirements; optimize for cost, search, and autoscaling.
• DevOps & Automation: Automate service deployments, build CI/CD pipelines, and support containerized full-stack applications in production.
• Software Development: Execute end-to-end feature design, refactor legacy code, write/read unit tests, and maintain relational databases.
• Technical Support & Leadership: Gather customer requirements, resolve operational issues, produce detailed documentation, and mentor junior developers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Clearance & Citizenship: Active TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
• Experience: 8+ years of IT experience.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent work/military experience); 8+ years of IT experience.
• Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant (Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA).

Technical Skills

• Core: AWS Ecosystem, Linux/Windows troubleshooting, Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, or Perl).
• Development: JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, Microservices architecture, REST API integration, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL).
• Containers & Delivery: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Nexus, Agile/Scrum processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS CLI and Cloud APIs.
• Programming languages: Go, Python, Ruby, or Java.
• Web basics: HTML, CSS, Markdown.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.