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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud System Engineer - **Company:** Blue Sky Innovators - **Location:** United States - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), CentOS, Software as a Service, Code Review, Information Systems, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Debian Linux, Linux, DevOps, Web Development, Perl (Programming Language), Web Servers, Hyper-V, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Internet Protocol, Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Nagios, Routing, Nginx, OpenShift, OpenStack, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Paessler Router Traffic Grapher, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Ruby, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Xen Servers, Rust (Programming Language), Scripting, Google Cloud, Load Balancing, Travis Ci, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Docker Swarm, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Firewalls (Computer Science), Vue.js, Containerization, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Hashicorp, Build Tools, Build Process, Wikis, Graphql, Web Technologies, Lxc, Puppet, Terraform, Es2015, Splunk, Serverless Computing, AWS EKS, Docker, Jenkins, Golang, Vmware, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/5212d96a-4b7b-4206-bdd8-eb5492e4a411/cloud-system-engineer-secret-clearance ## About the Role * Must come from a technical background with strong experience in DevOps tooling and techniques. * Previous knowledge of building and optimizing deployment pipelines and deployment strategies on popular CI/CD tools. * Strong experience designing, securing, scaling and administering cloud platforms. * Solid understanding and experience of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and Serverless computing. * Previous experience using scripting and coding languages. * Ability to drive efficiencies through automation and process design and implementation of application deployment methodologies. * Experience deploying, securing and upgrading a growing list of applications and services; provide routine automation; maintain security policies; troubleshoot and offer technical support for project related work. * Ability to contribute to existing documentation such as knowledge base, wiki, manuals, etc. * Build process for multiple releases. * Design and configure continuous integration build systems. * Participate in deployment and configuration of the applications. * Set up code review process and tooling for continuous integration. * Automate test environments. Additional Skills/Requirements An active Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance. Must have at least one from each of the following categories: * Programming Languages C, C#, C++, Java, JS(ES6+), Python, Ruby, Perl, Rust, Go * Systems Administrator Experience Linux Redhat/CentOS, Linux Debian/Ubuntu * Virtualization Technologies Xen, HyperV, Vmware, KVM, Qemu * Cloud Platforms AWS, GCP, Azure, Openstack * CI/CD Tools Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI * Infrastructure as Code Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Chef * Container Technologies (Must Have Docker/Kubernetes and at least one of the following:) Docker-Compose, LXC, Openshift, AWS EKS, GKE, Docker Swarm Kubernetes Certification is a plus. * Web Technologies HTTP. HTTPS. CSS. Web Dev Frameworks (Angular/React/Vue), DDP, REST, GraphQL * Web Servers Tomcat, Apache, Nginx, LightHttpd * L4 and L7 Load Balancer Experience Path Based Routing, reverse/forward proxy * Bash Scripting Experience * Log Aggregation Splunk, ELK, Graylog * Monitoring PRTG, Nagios, Icinga2 * Experience with Firewalls (NAT, ACL, Port Forwarding) * Hashicorp Toolstack Terraform, Packer, Vault, Consul, Nomad * Good understanding of IP Network stack up to CCENT level., * Minimum of Bachelor's degree required (in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or related field.) ## Description * Design, test, and maintain our cloud application/runtime infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and CI/CD pipelines. * Contribute to internal operations projects, such as the introduction of new technology stacks. * Spearhead improvement and/or maintenance initiatives regarding existing infrastructure. * Partner with development teams, clients and vendors on various tasks to enable continuous delivery, such as building microservices, and responding to and resolving incidents as they arise. * Proactively identify areas for improvement via automation as a key member of our DevOps team. ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Streaming AI Responses in Real-Time with SSE in Next.js & NestJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1630-streaming-ai-responses-in-real-time-with-sse-in-next-js-nestjs) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Coroutine explained yet again 60 years later](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/690-coroutine-explained-yet-again-60-years-later) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)