Senior Cloud Engineer - 175244 - 175892 with Security Clearance

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 #LI-JB1 Keywords: Senior Cloud Engineer, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CloudFormation, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Cloud Security, IAM, VPC, Networking, Load Balancing, Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Migration, Federal Modernization, Top Secret Clearance, Infrastructure Automation, Monitoring, Observability, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Huntsville AL, Federal Government, Cloud Operations, Enterprise Architecture, Security Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Optimization, National Security, Platform Engineering, Systems Engineerin