Senior Cloud Engineer: Federal Cloud Modernization

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 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.