Cloud Solutions Architect - SME

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

• 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 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.

• AWS Cloud Expertise and familiarity with services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and Dynamo
  
  DB.
• 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, including complex relational databases, SQL (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., Dynamo
  
  DB, Mongo
  
  DB).
• Front-end development skills with expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React, Angular, or 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 testing tools, scripting, maintaining test collections, and scaling demand (stress testing).

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

All positions require an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with an active full scope polygraph, which requires U.S. citizenship.

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

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.

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