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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Meridian
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Unit Testing, Bash Shell, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Relational Databases, Linux, DevOps, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Cisco Nexus Switches, Windows PowerShell, Aws Command Line Interface (CLI), Markdown, Ruby, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Scripting, Load Balancing, Amazon Relational Database Service, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Docker, Jenkins, Golang, Programming Languages, Microservices
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.wayup.com/i-j-Cloud-Engineer-Meridian-Systematics-501458436858339/

## About the Role

Clearance & Citizenship: Active TS/SCI security clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
Experience: 8+ years of IT experience.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent work/military experience); 8+ years of IT experience.
Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant (Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA).
Technical Skills
Core: AWS Ecosystem, Linux/Windows troubleshooting, Scripting (Bash, PowerShell, or Perl).
Development: JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, Microservices architecture, REST API integration, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL).
Containers & Delivery: Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Nexus, Agile/Scrum processes.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS CLI and Cloud APIs.
Programming languages: Go, Python, Ruby, or Java.
Web basics: HTML, CSS, Markdown.

## Description

Position Overview The Cloud Engineer automates deployments, optimizes performance, and maintains secure AWS infrastructure within an Agile environment. This role handles full-stack operational support, monitoring, enterprise authentication, and technical customer service., Cloud Infrastructure & Security: Maintain AWS environment (EC2, S3, Load Balancers, RDS); ensure compliance with A&A security requirements; optimize for cost, search, and autoscaling.
DevOps & Automation: Automate service deployments, build CI/CD pipelines, and support containerized full-stack applications in production.
Software Development: Execute end-to-end feature design, refactor legacy code, write/read unit tests, and maintain relational databases.
Technical Support & Leadership: Gather customer requirements, resolve operational issues, produce detailed documentation, and mentor junior developers.


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