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Cloud Engineer
Meridian Systematics
- Location
- Onsite (Springfield, VA)
- Compensation
- $120k - $150k/yr
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior Level
Posted 1 day ago
About the Role
Meridian Systematics is a small engineering firm delivering secure, scalable, and intelligent solutions for mission-driven needs. The Cloud Engineer role involves automating deployments, optimizing AWS infrastructure, and providing full-stack operational support within an Agile environment.
Skills
AWS
Linux
Windows
Bash
PowerShell
JavaScript
TypeScript
Angular
Microservices
REST API
PostgreSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
GitLab CI/CD
Jenkins
Agile
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Perks
- Flexible schedule
Full job details
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Cloud Engineer
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.
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
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Technical Support & Leadership: Gather customer requirements, resolve operational issues, produce detailed documentation, and mentor junior developers.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 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.
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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).
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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.
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.