Cloud Engineer

ZP GroupFort Meade, MD
47d$165,000 - $195,000Hybrid

About The Position

Piper Companies is seeking an Azure-focused Cloud Engineer with an Active Secret Clearance to support secure, mission-critical infrastructure for a federal client. This role is hybrid with onsite work required 3 days per week in Ft. Meade, MD.

Requirements

  • Active DoD Secret Clearance (required).
  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years or Associate's degree with 7+ years in cloud or infrastructure engineering.
  • Expert-level experience with Kubernetes (containerization), RHEL, Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps methodologies.
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Ability to work onsite at Ft. Meade, MD three days per week.

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with DoD compliance frameworks (e.g., STIGs, RMF) is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure solutions in Microsoft Azure/AWS environment.
  • Design and maintain Kubernetes clusters for containerized workloads.
  • Administer and optimize Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and Ansible.
  • Ensure systems meet DoD security and compliance standards.
  • Monitor and optimize performance, capacity, uptime, and security across cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Support incident, problem, change, and knowledge management processes.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and government stakeholders to troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and change management duties.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO
  • Paid Holidays
  • Sick leave
  • STD
  • LTD
  • Flexible Hybrid Schedule

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Industry

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Number of Employees

251-500 employees

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