Senior Cloud Engineer - 175244 - 175892

Zachary Piper Solutions; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support cloud modernization, transformation, and mission-critical tech initiatives. This on-site role is located in Huntsville, AL.

The engineer will design, deploy, optimize, and sustain secure cloud infrastructure, focusing on enterprise apps, data platforms, and DevSecOps operations to support high-impact national missions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

IaC

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

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