Cloud Solutions Architect / Cloud Engineer -SME TS/SCI w/POLY REQUIRED

Falls Technology • Chantilly, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Falls Technology is looking for an experienced Cloud Solutions Architect / Cloud Engineer SME to join our team supporting a mission-focused cloud application environment in Chantilly, VA. This is a highly technical, hands-on position for someone who can both architect solutions and build them. We’re looking for an engineer with a strong software development background who can independently design, develop, deploy, and evolve cloud-native applications and the infrastructure that supports them. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable discussing application architecture, writing code, deploying Kubernetes workloads, and building cloud infrastructure with Terraform.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Significant experience independently designing and developing cloud-based applications.
• Strong background in software engineering, application development, or web application development and deployment.
• Hands-on software development experience with one or more of the following: Java, Go, C#
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as: React, Angular, Vue
• Strong Linux experience.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies, including: Terraform, Ansible, Helm
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Ability to independently design technical solutions and carry them through implementation and deployment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and operating production Kubernetes environments.
• Experience architecting highly available and scalable cloud-native applications.
• Experience with container technologies and microservices architectures.
• Experience developing CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Experience with automated application and infrastructure deployment.
• Experience integrating cloud applications with enterprise or mission systems.
• Experience with cloud networking, security, identity, logging, and monitoring.
• Experience troubleshooting across the complete application and infrastructure stack.
• Relevant AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, or Infrastructure as Code certifications.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop cloud-based applications and services.
• Architect scalable, secure, and maintainable cloud-native solutions.
• Develop production software and application services using modern programming languages.
• Design and develop modern web applications and user interfaces.
• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Deploy, configure, and operate containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment configurations.
• Automate infrastructure configuration and deployment using Terraform and Ansible.
• Design solutions leveraging AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.
• Develop and support applications within Linux environments.
• Work across application, cloud, infrastructure, security, and DevSecOps teams.
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning application code, containers, cloud infrastructure, networking, and deployment pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance while remaining directly involved in implementation.

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• strong benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed