Cloud Developer

Oak Ridge National Laboratory•Oak Ridge, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Computer Scientist or Engineer with a focus on cloud development who will support the Cyber Resilience and Intelligence Division in the National Security Science Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This role involves supporting national security agendas by utilizing cloud systems to identify threats to energy and critical infrastructure assets. The position requires designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native and non-native applications, monitoring their performance, scalability, and availability, and optimizing costs. A key aspect of the role is implementing security best practices, maintaining awareness of cybersecurity research and events, and contributing to reports and research proposals. The developer will also promote ORNL’s cybersecurity R&D capabilities and advise technical audiences, leadership, and sponsors on cybersecurity issues.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
Fundamental understanding of cyber security principles, tools, and operational applications.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Azure cloud services.
Proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, or Ruby.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools.
Proficiency with Single-Sign-On technologies such as OpenID Connect.
Proficiency with Atlassian tool suite.
Demonstrated desire and ability to acquire new knowledge and learn new skills.
Demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to develop plans to address complex problems, be proactive, work independently, and contribute to a larger team.
Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs.
Master’s degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

Support national security agendas as they relate to using cloud systems to identify threats to energy and critical infrastructure assets.
Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications and non-native applications.
Monitor application performance, scalability, and availability, while optimizing costs and performance.
Implement security best practices, such as encryption and access control, to protect cloud-based applications.
Maintain awareness and understanding of cyber security research and events.
Contribute material to reports generated for project sponsors.
Assist in the development of research proposals related to cloud deployments and critical infrastructure security.
Promote ORNL’s cyber security research and development capabilities as they apply to the national security community.
Present material and provide advice to technical audiences, leadership and sponsors on cyber security issues, research, and programs.
Identify and articulate ORNL capabilities and customer requirements to internal and external technical audiences, leadership, and sponsors.