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Junior Cloud Engineer
Meridian Systematics · St. Louis, MO, United States
St. Louis, MO, United StatesExp: 3+ yrs120,000-150,000 USD/yearlyRemote
Remuneration
120,000-150,000 USD/yearly
Location
St. Louis, MO, United States
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Junior Cloud Engineer supports an intelligence community customer by automating and operating distributed cloud services, CI/CD pipelines, and platform infrastructure across AWS and OpenShift. The role maintains GitLab CI/CD deployments, improves infrastructure and cost efficiency, monitors system performance and logs, and applies security controls and patches. Work also includes SAFe/Scrum collaboration, operational documentation, and participation in an on-call rotation.
Benefits
401(k)Dental insuranceHealth insurancePaid time offParental leaveVision insurance
Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.
- At least 3 years of experience in cloud operations, software development, or DevSecOps.
- Practical understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Bash.
- Hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines deploying to AWS or Red Hat OpenShift.
- Understanding of software development lifecycles, network components such as load balancers and firewalls, and virtual or physical infrastructure design.
- Preferred experience with cross-domain services across AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, and AWS Diode.
- Preferred background in Linux system administration, unit and functional testing, and identity and access management.
- Familiarity with Jira and Confluence.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and optimize automated build and deployment pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
- Expand and refine cloud infrastructure, including autoscaling, serverless architecture, authentication integration, and cost optimization.
- Monitor server loads and resource utilization, and aggregate logs to identify security and operational incidents.
- Apply software hardening, security patches, vulnerability testing, and access controls for IAM, S3 policies, and SSH.
- Coordinate with Assessment and Authorization teams on security and compliance activities.
- Participate in SAFe/Scrum ceremonies, document operational workflows, complete engineering tasks, and join an on-call rotation.
Skills
AWSBashConfluenceGitLabGitLab CIIAMJavaScriptJiraLinuxNexusOpenShiftPythonRHELS3TypeScript
Certifications
CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification
Languages
TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonBash
Work schedule
On-call rotationFlexible schedule
Industry
Intelligence community
Security clearance
Active TS/SCI clearance
Relocation
No