Poly

Peraton•Laurel, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The team is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join a product development team supporting a highly cleared government customer at Fort Meade (Laurel, MD). This role focuses on building and deploying mission-critical capabilities within large-scale AWS Cloud environments, with a primary emphasis on agile software design, development, and integration into operational systems that directly support national security missions. Duties include design and development of new capabilities, testing, optimization and performance tuning, and ongoing operations and sustainment.

Requirements

At least eight (8) years of experience in software development/engineering, including requirements analysis, development, integration, testing, and troubleshooting
(6) years of experience developing in high-level languages such as Java, C, or C++
(5) years of experience developing on UNIX/Linux (RedHat-based) systems
(3) years of experience in software integration and testing, including test plan and script development
AWS Certified Developer – Associate OR AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional certification
Active TS/SCI clearance with a current polygraph is required

Nice To Haves

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field is highly desired which will be considered equivalent to two (2) years of experience.
A Master's degree in a Technical Field will be considered equivalent to four (4) years of experience.
A degree in Mathematics, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar degree will be considered as a technical field.

Responsibilities

Design and development of new capabilities
Testing, optimization and performance tuning
Ongoing operations and sustainment
Proficiency using AWS SDKs and APIs
Strong experience designing and implementing AWS Cloud architectures
Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud, including serverless architectures and cloud-native application development/deployment
Deep understanding of AWS services, including Lambda functions
Experience working in Agile environments with modern source code management tools
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring practices
Experience developing and integrating RESTful APIs
Proficiency in Python scripting
Experience developing Angular applications
Familiarity with Git
Strong Linux experience

Benefits

280 hours of annual leave (5 weeks of PTO & 2 weeks of holiday)
Health Benefits (medical, dental & vision) – very low to no cost employee contributions
Annual Critical Skills Bonus

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