Senior Cloud Engineer - 175244 - 175892

Piper Companies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain secure cloud infrastructure for government modernization programs. The role is on-site in Huntsville, AL and focuses on supporting enterprise applications, data platforms, and DevSecOps operations.

The position requires 8+ years of cloud engineering experience, hands-on AWS, Terraform/CloudFormation IaC, and strong security/CI/CD skills, plus an active Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cloud engineering, cloud operations, or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including compute, storage, networking, security, and automation.
• Strong IaC, CI/CD, cloud networking, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize cloud infrastructure for enterprise apps and data workloads.
• Develop and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Support CI/CD pipeline integration, cloud automation, monitoring, and observability.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls including IAM, encryption, and compliance.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Security controls

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS services

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