Cloud Software Engineer

Overview

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

Software Engineering

• 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

Python Development

• 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

JavaScript / Type Script Development

• 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

Cloud Architecture & Microservices

• 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

Data Engineering

• 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

AWS Cloud Engineering

• 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

Infrastructure as Code

• 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

Government Security & Compliance

• 4+ years supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
• Experience implementing and documenting NIST 800-53 security controls
• Experience supporting FedRAMP-compliant environments
• Security automation and continuous compliance monitoring experience

Machine Learning & Advanced Analytics

• 3+ years working with advanced analytics and machine learning platforms
• Experience with:
  • AWS Sage Maker
  • Databricks
  • MLOps platforms
• Model deployment and machine learning pipeline experience

Database Technologies

• Experience administering and optimizing:
  • Amazon RDS
  • DynamoDB
  • MongoDB
• Relational and No
  
  SQL data modeling expertise
• Database performance tuning and optimization experience

Dev Sec Ops

• Experience integrating security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Sonar Qube
  • Snyk
  • Checkmarx
• Secrets management and secure software development practices

Architecture & Reliability

• High availability and disaster recovery design experience
• Business continuity planning
• Cloud cost optimization and…