Cloud Engineer - SME

Job Description

Clearance Level:
Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s):
Subject Matter Expert

Please be aware that all of our current positions require an Active U.S Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with an Active Full Scope Polygraph which requires U.S citizenship.

• Use software such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, or similar to create user stories, plan sprints, or track work requirements.
• Design a scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architecture using AWS services.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to create and manage infrastructure.
• Set up development, test, and production environments, including AWS accounts, CI/CD pipelines, and version control systems.
• Design and develop databases, including schema design, data modeling, and data migration.
• Configure CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment and testing.
• Develop the application.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing to ensure the application meets the required standards.
• Deploy the application to the production environment.
• Set up monitoring and logging tools to track application performance and identify issues.
• Perform ongoing maintenance, including bug fixes, security patches, and performance optimizations.
• Maintain documentation and perform knowledge transfer to ensure a smooth handover.

• Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (Active).
• Subject Matter Expert.
• AWS Cloud Expertise, familiar with EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Dynamo
  
  DB, etc.
• Solution architecture experience designing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud architectures.
• Experience with Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, or AWS Code Pipeline.
• Programming skills in Java, Python, Node.js, C#, or Go.
• Database design and development experience with relational databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL on RDS) and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., Dynamo
  
  DB, Mongo
  
  DB).
• Front-end development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Angular/Vue.js).
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

• AWS
  
  Certifications:
  
  Solutions Architect, Data Engineer, Dev Ops Engineer, or Developer.
• Experience working within Sponsor's environment.
• Experience working with APIs communicating between systems.
• Experience with automated test tools, building scripts, maintaining test collections, scaling demand (stress test), etc.

Full Time

On-Site

• 11% 401(k) Matching Contribution
• 5 weeks of Paid Leave
• Health Insurance:
  Medical, Dental & Vision
• Generous Training Budget
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Business Development / Growth Incentives
• Opportunities for Paid Training/Certifications and Education

8/20/2025

Pendulum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pendulum is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

Pendulum maintains a drug-free workplace and may perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, where required by contract and permitted by law.