Cloud Software Engineer; FORECASTED

This Position is Contingent on Contract Award**

Description

Columbia Technology Partners is seeking Cloud Software Engineers to support the research, design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of innovative cloud-based applications and distributed computing solutions. The ideal candidate will develop high-performance software leveraging modern cloud technologies, automation tools, and data platforms while supporting mission-critical environments. Opportunities are available for cloud engineers ranging from hands‑on cloud application development to advanced cloud engineering supporting large‑scale data processing, information retrieval, and cloud‑native architectures.

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design, develop, test, maintain, and enhance cloud‑based applications and services.
• Debug existing software and resolve defects to improve functionality and performance.
• Integrate software into new systems, modified systems, and operating environments.
• Design and implement database interfaces, data repositories, and complex query solutions.
• Develop algorithms to meet system performance, scalability, and functional requirements.
• Write and maintain software and system documentation.
• Collaborate with users, system engineers, and stakeholders to analyze workflows, identify challenges, and develop effective software solutions.
• Develop, test, and maintain high‑performance cloud‑native applications.
• Utilize cloud technologies and tools including containerization, orchestration, serverless computing, data integration pipelines, provisioning automation, monitoring, and application management platforms.
• Apply software development best practices, configuration management principles, and secure development methodologies.
• Participate in testing, validation, integration, sustainment, and troubleshooting activities.

• Apply Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) principles to automate software deployment and delivery processes.
• Support cloud‑based information retrieval and distributed computing solutions.
• Contribute to large‑scale Big Data cloud initiatives and advanced analytics environments.
• Provide advanced expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and scalable application development.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• A Master's degree in a related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Four (4) additional years of cloud domain experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Industry certifications including Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS, or Microsoft Azure certifications may be used toward experience requirements as allowed by labor category guidelines.
• For Level 1:
  Four (4) years of relevant cloud domain experience.
• For Level 2:
  Eight (8) years of relevant cloud domain experience.

• Experience developing software that interacts with Cloud Distributed File Systems.
• Experience implementing solutions utilizing Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Experience supporting distributed computing and data processing environments.
• For Level 2:
  Additional experience supporting Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR) systems and Big Data cloud technologies.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience developing cloud‑native applications in AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Experience supporting Big Data,…