Senior Cloud Developer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Top Secret Cleared Senior Cloud Developer to join the U.S. Space Force team delivering warfighter capability via the Space Systems Command's Space Combat Power portfolios, working in El Segundo, CA.

You will be a part of the team responsible for developing and delivering cyber capabilities to Space Force cyber operators. If you have expertise and experience in cloud development, tools, and integrated systems to format, load, analyze, and display large-volume data streams, this is the role for you!

Responsibilities of the Senior Cloud Developer:

• Work with data scientists and data engineers to architect, operate, and document relevant cloud-on prem hybrid solutions to optimize relevant workflow components for advanced artificial intelligence applications.
• Optimize cloud-based computing technologies, such as leveraging pyspark, distributed computation, and model training/inference, and integrate solutions into relevant delivery mechanisms or partner systems.
• Build tools and scripts to monitor, troubleshoot, automate, and deploy AI models and outputs as part of a variety of existing business analytic platforms.

Qualifications of the Senior Cloud Developer:

• Bachelor's and fourteen (14) years or more experience.
• Demonstrated experience with Python, Bash, and Terraform.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with software such as source control (Git/GitHub), continuous build/delivery (Jenkins), issue management (Jira), and documentation/collaboration (Confluence).
• Experience with automated testing and deployment of infrastructure or configurations.
• Active Top Secret Clearance or TS/SCI preferred.

· Ability to perform administration, provisioning, and use of cloud technologies (eg: AWS / Palantir Foundry / Databricks / Snowflake / MS Fabric / DataWalk / etc.)

Compensation of the Senior Cloud Developer:

• Compensation: $180,000 - $220,000+ **based on years of experience**
• Full Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO/Holiday, Sick leave as required by state law

This job opens for applications on 2/24/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date

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