Principal Cloud Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

Zachary Piper Solutions is seekinga Principal Cloud Systems Engineer to support a library modernization program for National Geospatial Agency in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The team is seeking a skilled engineer to build and maintain the tooling and infrastructure used to automate the release, deployment, and upgrade processes for the critical infrastructure.

Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI

Location: Rancho Bernardo, CA (100% on-site)

This job opens for applications on 6/30/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

Responsibilities of the Cloud System Engineer:

· Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions to enhance the cloud environment's availability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency

· Build and maintain tooling and infrastructure

· Provide consultation to application and infrastructure teams specific to automated build, test and release automation

· Participate in the design and architecture discussions while provisioning environments using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and configuration management tools such as Ansible

· Automate repetitive tasks to drive consistency and repeatability

· Responsible for incident response and root-cause analysis

Qualifications of the Cloud System Engineer:

• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance
• 8+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure) and systems engineering
• IAT II certification or ability to obtain within 3 months (Sec+, CYSA+, etc.)
• Experience with scripting languages and operating systems software (e.g., Powershell, Bash)
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform or equivalent configuration management tools

Compensation of the Cloud System Engineer:

• Total compensation based on experience level - $150,000 - $200,000 **based on experience level**
• Full Benefits: PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, Sick leave as required by state law, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP
• Certification reimbursement
• Long-term program (4+ years) supporting NERVE - National Geospatial Agency
• Contract mobility and job stability through Zachary Piper Solutions

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