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Fort Meade, MD (On-Site/Office)
Piper Companies is looking for a Cloud Engineer to join a government contractor in Fort Meade, MD. This role requires the candidate to report onsite 3x a week and have an active Secret Clearance
Essential Duties of theCloud Engineer:
Qualifications of theCloud Engineer:
Compensation for theCloud Engineer:
This job opens for applications on 9/18/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date
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Cloud-native, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Immutable infrastructure, Microservices, Containers, Kubernetes, Service mesh, Cloud orchestration, Cloud automation, Multi-cloud, Hybrid cloud, Cloud governance, Cloud security, Cloud compliance, Cloud cost optimization, Cloud scalability, Cloud monitoring, Cloud logging, Cloud provisioning, Cloud migration, Cloud architecture, Cloud workload, Cloud bursting, Cloud resilience, Cloud disaster recovery, Cloud elasticity, Cloud performance tuning, Cloud observability, Cloud audit logging, Cloud threat modeling, Cloud vulnerability scanning, Cloud access control, Cloud identity management, Zero trust architecture, DevSecOps pipeline, Shift-left security, Secure coding practices, Static code analysis, Dynamic application security testing (DAST), Software composition analysis (SCA), Secrets management, Security as Code, Policy as Code, Runtime security, Compliance as Code, Threat detection, Incident response automation, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), ARM templates, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, Azure Policy, Azure Key Vault, Azure Active Directory (AAD), Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Firewall, Azure Bastion, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Azure API Management, Azure Bicep, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Defender, Azure Sentinel, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Build automation, Test automation, Deployment automation, Version control, GitOps, Artifact repository, Build agents, Pipeline triggers, Pipeline stages, Pipeline templates, Rollback strategy, Canary deployment, Blue-green deployment, Feature flags, Code quality gates, Unit testing, Integration testing, Acceptance testing, Performance testing, Pipeline as Code, CI/CD dashboard, Pipeline metrics, Pipeline security, Pipeline secrets, Pipeline caching, Pipeline linting, Pipeline logging, Pipeline notifications, Ansible Playbooks, Ansible Roles, Ansible Modules, Ansible Inventory, Ansible Vault, Ansible Galaxy, Ansible Collections, Ansible Tasks, Ansible Variables, Ansible Facts, Ansible Templates, Ansible Handlers, Ansible Tags, Ansible Loops, Ansible Conditionals, Ansible Filters, Ansible Jinja2, Ansible Control Node, Ansible Managed Nodes, Ansible Ad-hoc commands, Ansible Configuration file, Ansible Callback plugins, Ansible Connection plugins, Ansible Strategy plugins, Ansible Custom modules, Ansible Dynamic inventory, Ansible Tower, AWX, Ansible Automation Platform, Ansible Lint, Ansible Testing, Ansible CI/CD integration
Essential Duties of theCloud Engineer:
- Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
- Act as trusted automation and tooling advisor for Cloud and DevSecOps initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights, and advice
- Recommend and implement industry standards
- Implement and ensure adherence to security practices and incorporate them into the automated pipelines
Qualifications of theCloud Engineer:
- Bachelor's degree preferred and 5+ years of relevant experience with DevSecOps
- 3+ years of experience with Azure and other Cloud environments
- 3+ years of experience with application and operating system security
- 3+ years of hands-on experience creating CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Helm, Nexus
- 3+ years' hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Terraform
- 3+ years of experience with Kubernetes in an Azure cloud environment
- Active Secret security clearance required
Compensation for theCloud Engineer:
- $160,000 - $190,000 (based on experience)
- Comprehensive benefit package; Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP, PTO, paid holidays, sick Leave as required by law
This job opens for applications on 9/18/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date
#LI-HYBRID
#LI-BM2
Cloud-native, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Immutable infrastructure, Microservices, Containers, Kubernetes, Service mesh, Cloud orchestration, Cloud automation, Multi-cloud, Hybrid cloud, Cloud governance, Cloud security, Cloud compliance, Cloud cost optimization, Cloud scalability, Cloud monitoring, Cloud logging, Cloud provisioning, Cloud migration, Cloud architecture, Cloud workload, Cloud bursting, Cloud resilience, Cloud disaster recovery, Cloud elasticity, Cloud performance tuning, Cloud observability, Cloud audit logging, Cloud threat modeling, Cloud vulnerability scanning, Cloud access control, Cloud identity management, Zero trust architecture, DevSecOps pipeline, Shift-left security, Secure coding practices, Static code analysis, Dynamic application security testing (DAST), Software composition analysis (SCA), Secrets management, Security as Code, Policy as Code, Runtime security, Compliance as Code, Threat detection, Incident response automation, Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Artifacts, Azure Boards, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), ARM templates, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, Azure Policy, Azure Key Vault, Azure Active Directory (AAD), Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Firewall, Azure Bastion, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus, Azure API Management, Azure Bicep, Azure Blueprints, Azure Lighthouse, Azure Defender, Azure Sentinel, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Build automation, Test automation, Deployment automation, Version control, GitOps, Artifact repository, Build agents, Pipeline triggers, Pipeline stages, Pipeline templates, Rollback strategy, Canary deployment, Blue-green deployment, Feature flags, Code quality gates, Unit testing, Integration testing, Acceptance testing, Performance testing, Pipeline as Code, CI/CD dashboard, Pipeline metrics, Pipeline security, Pipeline secrets, Pipeline caching, Pipeline linting, Pipeline logging, Pipeline notifications, Ansible Playbooks, Ansible Roles, Ansible Modules, Ansible Inventory, Ansible Vault, Ansible Galaxy, Ansible Collections, Ansible Tasks, Ansible Variables, Ansible Facts, Ansible Templates, Ansible Handlers, Ansible Tags, Ansible Loops, Ansible Conditionals, Ansible Filters, Ansible Jinja2, Ansible Control Node, Ansible Managed Nodes, Ansible Ad-hoc commands, Ansible Configuration file, Ansible Callback plugins, Ansible Connection plugins, Ansible Strategy plugins, Ansible Custom modules, Ansible Dynamic inventory, Ansible Tower, AWX, Ansible Automation Platform, Ansible Lint, Ansible Testing, Ansible CI/CD integration
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