Cloud Software Engineer

Graham Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Cloud Software Engineer to support a mission‑critical federal customer in a classified environment. This role combines cloud engineering, full‑stack software development, data engineering, and distributed systems architecture within AWS cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Python, Type Script/JavaScript, AWS cloud‑native services, Infrastructure as Code, microservices architecture, and large‑scale data processing systems. This position requires hands‑on engineering capabilities, architectural leadership, and the ability to solve complex technical challenges in secure government environments.

Location: AWS (Herndon, VA) and Customer Site (Springfield, VA)
Work Schedule: Approximately 50% onsite within SCIF environments at AWS Herndon and Springfield customer locations

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current CI Polygraph
• Currently eligible and cleared with the Springfield, VA customer
• Active SBU, COE, and SIPR/SECNet customer accounts
• AWS Green Badge (or eligibility for crossover)
• Company‑issued laptop
• Ability and willingness to work within a SCIF daily or as required

• Design and implement enterprise‑scale cloud infrastructure utilizing AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code methodologies
• Architect, develop, and maintain scalable microservices‑based applications
• Build and optimize large‑scale data engineering pipelines supporting analytics and operational workloads
• Lead full‑stack development efforts using modern Python and JavaScript/Type Script technologies
• Develop cloud‑native and serverless solutions leveraging AWS managed services
• Implement event‑driven architectures and distributed systems solutions
• Perform code reviews and establish engineering best practices across development teams
• Drive architectural decisions focused on scalability, security, maintainability, and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across cloud platforms and distributed environments
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver innovative technical solutions supporting mission objectives

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience with a cloud‑first development approach
• Strong software architecture and system design experience
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and distributed systems challenges

• 5+ years of advanced Python development experience
• Expertise with FastAPI, Flask, Django, or equivalent frameworks
• Strong experience with:
  • Pandas
  • Num Py
  • Apache Spark
• Experience with asynchronous programming and application performance optimization

• 5+ years of modern JavaScript/Type Script development experience
• 3+ years of Node.js backend development
• 3+ years of experience with frontend frameworks such as:
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
• Experience with modern package managers, build tools, and development workflows

• 4+ years designing and implementing microservices architectures
• Experience with:
  • Event‑driven architectures
  • Service‑oriented systems
  • Message queuing technologies
  • API design and versioning
  • Service mesh technologies

• 4+ years of data engineering experience
• Experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS services including:
  • AWS Glue
  • EMR
  • Kinesis
  • Step Functions
• Experience with:
  • Data lakes
  • Data warehouses
  • Analytics platforms
  • Real‑time streaming architectures

• 3+ years of experience with AWS cloud‑native services
• Advanced experience with:
  • Lambda
  • API Gateway
  • Event Bridge
  • SQS
  • SNS
• Experience with AWS data services:
  • RDS
  • DynamoDB
  • Redshift
  • S3
  • Athena
• Experience with container orchestration technologies:
  • ECS
  • Fargate
  • EKS

• 2+ years of hands‑on AWS CDK experience
• Experience building reusable CDK constructs and enterprise deployment frameworks
• Experience implementing multi‑environment deployment strategies and infrastructure automation

• 4+ years supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
• Experience implementing and documenting NIST 800‑53 security controls
• Experience supporting FedRAMP‑compliant…