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# SME Cloud Engineer (Hybrid Remote)

- **Company:** Zachary Piper
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, System Configuration, Linux, DevOps, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Python (Programming Language), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Git, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** May 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8929802/sme-cloud-engineer-hybrid-remote

## About the Role

· TS/SCI with Fullscope Polygraph

· 12+ years of technology experience and a Bachelor's degree.

· Experience with Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.

· 5+ years of experience supporting Cloud environments, including delivering, securing, and managing container-based applications.

· 10+ years of experience in software development, including Python, commercial or on-prem cloud, and git experience.

· 5+ years of Systems administration and automation experience with Windows and Linux, including PowerShell and/or Bash scripting.

· 2+ years of experience leading software engineering projects, including mentorship, development, and team management.

· Experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting infrastructure as code using tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible.

· Experience building, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.

· Experience working with containers (Docker/Podman) and their orchestration tools (docker compose/Swarm/Kubernetes).

## Description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer SME to join our team in Reston, VA. As a Cloud Engineer SME, you will collaborate with government and industry customers to develop a multi-cloud solution. You will provide technical leadership on an agile development team, working alongside software engineers, cloud architects, and cybersecurity professionals to design and orchestrate secure cloud solutions. If you are passionate about leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team and solving unique challenges in the cleared cloud environment., · Implement and design server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications, with a focus on DevOps principles.

· Utilize standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

· Perform mostly telework (75%) with certain onsite activities in secure facilities (25%) as needed.


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