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Cloud Engineer

Job in Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22161, USA
Listing for: VTG Defense
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-22
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cloud Computing, Systems Engineer, Data Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

VTG is seeking a talented and experienced Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team in Herndon, VA and/or Springfield, VA.

What will you do?
  • Design and implement enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code principles
  • Architect and develop robust microservices architectures with focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability
  • Build and optimize data engineering pipelines for large-scale data processing and analytics workloads
  • Lead full-stack development initiatives using modern JavaScript/Type Script and Python frameworks
  • Implement advanced cloud-native solutions leveraging serverless architectures and event-driven patterns
  • Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices
  • Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems and provide innovative solutions to business problems
Do you have what it takes?
  • TS/SCI with Poly required with current Customer eligibility and SBU/SECNet/COE accounts
  • Must be willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed
  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with cloud-first development approach
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS CDK for Infrastructure as Code
    • 3+ years building complex, reusable CDK constructs and stacks
    • 3+ years implementing multi-environment deployment strategies using CDK
Preferred Qualifications
  • 4+ years of experience with Authority to Operate (ATO) processes in government environments
  • Implementation of NIST 800-53 controls and FedRAMP compliance requirements
  • Security automation and continuous compliance monitoring
  • 3+ years of experience with advanced data analytics and machine learning platforms
    • AWS Sage Maker, Databricks, or similar ML/AI platforms
    • Model deployment and MLOps pipeline development
  • Database expertise across multiple platforms
    • Performance tuning and optimization for RDS, Dynamo

      DB, MongoDB
    • Data modeling for both relational and No

      SQL databases
  • Dev Sec Ops  and security automation experience
    • Integration of security scanning tools (Sonar Qube, Snyk, Checkmarx)
    • Secrets management and secure coding practices
  • System design and architecture experience
    • Designing for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity
    • Performance optimization and cost management strategies
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools
    • Cloud Watch, Data Dog, New Relic, or Prometheus/Grafana stacks
    • Distributed tracing and application performance monitoring
  • Leadership experience in technical environments
    • Leading cross-functional teams and technical initiatives
    • Experience with agile methodologies and project delivery
  • Additional programming language proficiency (Go, Java, C#)
  • Open source contribution history and active participation in technical communities
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