Software Developer (Systems Software)

Ardent Principles, Inc.•,

6h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a driven, hands‑on Software Developer (Systems Software) who thrives in complex cloud environments and enjoys building reliable, secure, automation‑driven infrastructure. In this role, you’ll design, deploy, and maintain mission‑critical systems across AWS using Terraform, CloudFormation, and modern DevOps tooling. Who We Are: We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management. Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients. Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Hands-on experience writing, testing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (required) and CloudFormation (required)
Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM, CloudWatch, and other core services
Hands-on experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred, but experience with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar acceptable)
Strong proficiency in Bash (required) and Python (required) scripting
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker required)
Hands-on experience integrating and deploying diverse software systems: AWS cloud services, open-source applications, COTS/GOTS products, and custom applications
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, IAM policies, and AWS architecture best practices
Hands-on experience with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and version control best practices
Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus/Alertmanager, CloudWatch, or similar)
Hands-on experience with database self-hosting including installation, configuration, backup/recovery, high availability, and performance tuning (PostgreSQL and MySQL)

Nice To Haves

Secrets management solutions (AWS Secrets Manager, or similar)
Knowledge of disaster recovery, backup strategies, and continuity planning
Familiarity with API gateways and modern microservices patterns
Working with cost optimization practices in AWS
Deploying and managing data platform components: Apache Spark, Trino, Apache Ranger, Apache Iceberg, Apache Superset, data catalogs
Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures and supporting infrastructure
Background deploying and supporting AI/ML workloads or model serving infrastructure
Mentoring team members on DevOps and cloud best practices
Familiarity with additional monitoring tools (Grafana, ELK stack)
Integrating customer's Enterprise services (SSO, etc.)
Using NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc.)

Responsibilities

Hands-on experience writing, testing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code with Terraform (required) and CloudFormation (required)
Hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC, Security Groups, NACLs, IAM, CloudWatch, and other core services
Hands-on experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred, but experience with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar acceptable)
Strong proficiency in Bash (required) and Python (required) scripting
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker required)
Hands-on experience integrating and deploying diverse software systems: AWS cloud services, open-source applications, COTS/GOTS products, and custom applications
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security best practices, IAM policies, and AWS architecture best practices
Hands-on experience with Git-based workflows, branching strategies, and version control best practices
Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus/Alertmanager, CloudWatch, or similar)
Hands-on experience with database self-hosting including installation, configuration, backup/recovery, high availability, and performance tuning (PostgreSQL and MySQL)