Job Description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a highly qualified CloudOps Engineer to support a stable and growing company based in Chantilly, VA on a primarily remote basis. This position will require occasional onsite attendance to the Chantilly, VA office as well as eligibility to obtain a federal security clearance.

This job opens for applications on 3/10. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Responsibilities of the CloudOps Engineer:

• Configuration as code for infrastructure, system configuration, and application deployments
• Design and deploy cloud solutions on AWS
• Automate operations and maintenance activities
• Review security scan reports and address findings
• Apply patches, upgrades, and application deployments
• Monitor application availability and aid in resolving operational issues

Qualifications of the CloudOps Engineer:

• 5+ years of experience with system administration of RPM-based Linux distributions (Amazon Linux, RHEL, CentOS, etc.)
• 3+ years of automation experience with AWS cloud services (VPC, EC2, S3, CloudFormation, etc) 
• Experience with fully automated infrastructure, system, and application deployment with technologies like CloudFormation or Terraform
• Must have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in a relevant field
• Must be able to obtain a DoD security clearance

Compensation for the CloudOps Engineer:

• Salary: $115,000-130,000/year *flexible based on experience*
• Comprehensive benefits plan: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Paid Holidays, sick leave if required by law
• Remote flexibility (Optional monthly onsite meetings, occasional required onsite attendance)

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