Senior Cloud Engineer – AWS, Python, Data – Onsite

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

Security & Access Requirements

• 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…