Cloud Engineer - Tier III

*This position requires an Active Top Secret Clearance or a DOE Q clearance for consideration*

Zachary Piper Solutions is in need of a Cloud Engineer - Tier 3. This position is in support of a contract with the Department of Energy and will be a full time on-site role in Washington, DC.

The Cloud Engineer - Tier 3, will optimize the cloud infrastructure to boost performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency, while refining the organization's cloud systems, streamlining operations, and ensuring that cloud services effectively drive business growth and innovation. This engineer is expected to be technically proficient and play a crucial role in improving cloud infrastructure, automating processes, and ensuring the overall health and security of cloud systems. Success will be measured by a combination of performance metrics, technical expertise, collaboration, leadership, and their ability to solve complex issues and innovate for business growth.

• MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery): Time taken to recover from outages or incidents.
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): Time between failures for the systems they manage.
• Cost Savings: Cloud cost optimizations implemented and realized savings.
• Automation Efficiency: Reduction in manual tasks due to automation.
• Customer Satisfaction Scores: Feedback from internal or external stakeholders.
• Security Posture: Number of security vulnerabilities identified and mitigated.
• Operational Uptime: Service uptime and reliability metrics.
• Incident Handling: Success rate in resolving complex incidents or escalations.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Research, design, develop, test, debug and evaluate systems/applications that support cloud implementation and integrate with cloud service providers, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Monitor system performance and availability; Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• Gather customer, user, and product owner requirements working together with application architects and product owners.
• Plan and conduct technical tasks associated with the implementation and maintenance of internal cloud enterprise shared virtualization infrastructure.
• Create functional design specifications, architectures, and render support with other cloud project deliverables.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps as they relate to business and execute company strategy to drive the achievement of business objectives.
• Work collaboratively with security specialists to support the accreditation of the new architecture and application.

Requirements:

• BS or equivalent experience + 8 yrs experience as a Cloud Engineer
• Active Top Secret clearance or DOE Q clearance

Compensation Includes:

• $160,000 - $200,000 *depending on experience*
• Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Holidays, PTO, etc

This posting opens on 7/23/25 for applicants and will remain open for at least 30 days

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