# Azure/AWS Cloud Engineer (5540) at SMX

> United States · Unspecified · DevOps / SRE / Infra · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Asmxtech%3A7963241003 (read 2026-11-10).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [SMX](https://alderhq.app/companies/smx)
- Location text: Huntsville, AL; Smartronix
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Huntsville, AL; Smartronix")
- Posted: 2026-09-02 (69 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://www.smxtech.com/careers/?gh_jid=7963241003
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $85k–$140k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (United States, n 457): p25 $148k, median $182k, p75 $235k

## Description (the employer's text)

SMX is actively searching for an Azure/AWS Cloud Engineer to support our government client in Huntsville, AL.

This role emphasizes operational excellence, championed by a commitment to quality, articulate communication, client success, and measurable results, aligning with the essential duties and required skills for the position.

### Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Experience working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers
- Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture
- Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements
- Act as a trusted advisor and Cloud SME for technical decisions during client engagements. Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices
- Perform architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
- Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.
- Utilize DevSecOps capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated DevSecOps environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines
- Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution.
- Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments.
### Required Skills/Experience

- Clearance Required: Secret
- Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience providing cloud-related support
- 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
- Hands-on experience with and knowledge of both Microsoft Azure and AWS
- Must have a DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+
- Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance including DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)
- Skills in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security as well as hands on core system administration skills in Linux or Windows
- Problem determination skills from design issues through detail level inspection to determine root causes of issue
- Core System Administration skills in Linux or Windows with demonstrated skills in Security, Active Directory, ACAS, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, and STIG remediation experience
- Extensive knowledge of, and hands on with, DoD Enterprise networks and understanding how those solutions translate to a cloud environment
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using appropriate tooling
- Understanding of Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, and Docker container fundamentals
- Proficient command of CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodePipeline, etc.) with an understanding of GitOps methodologies and best practices in Terraform
### Candidates MUST reside within 70 miles of Redstone Arsenal

### Desired Skills/Experience

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