Senior Cloud Engineer: AWS, DevOps & Security

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

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.