Senior Cloud Engineer

ZP Group; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain secure cloud infrastructure for enterprise apps, data platforms, and DevSecOps. On-site in Huntsville, AL, you will help modernize government systems with scalable, resilient cloud environments and strong security controls.

Required 8+ years in cloud/infra roles, hands-on AWS, and active Top Secret clearance. Bachelor's degree and solid documentation skills are expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud engineering, operations, or infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience across compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Strong IaC, CI/CD, cloud networking, troubleshooting, and documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; active Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, optimize, and sustain secure cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Support CI/CD integration, automation, monitoring, and observability.
• Implement cloud security controls including IAM, encryption, and segmentation.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with engineering, migration, and operations teams.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS proficiency

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

CI/CD pipelines

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Console

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support a company focused on federal modernization, cloud transformation, and mission-critical technology initiatives. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL. The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, deploy, optimize, and sustain secure cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications, data platforms, and DevSecOps operations. This is an opportunity to play a key role in modernizing critical government systems while ensuring scalable, resilient, and secure cloud environments supporting high-impact national missions.

Responsibilities for the Senior Cloud Engineer include:

• Design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications, data workloads, and modernization initiatives
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar automation tools
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud automation, monitoring, logging, and observability initiatives
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls including IAM, encryption, network segmentation, compliance, and vulnerability remediation
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment issues while collaborating with engineering, migration, testing, and operations teams

Required Qualifications for the Senior Cloud Engineer include:

• 8+ years of experience with cloud engineering, cloud operations, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, and automation
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, cloud networking, troubleshooting, and technical documentation
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Compensation for the Senior Cloud Engineer include:

• Salary Range: Competitive Salary Depending on Experience
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as Required by Law