Cloud Engineer

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join a project in support of a Federal Customer. Classified work for this role can be done from the customer location around Springfield, or at the partner office in Herndon, up to 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure using AWS CDK and Infrastructure as Code principles

Architect and develop robust microservices architectures with focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability

Build and optimize data engineering pipelines for large-scale data processing and analytics workloads

Lead full-stack development initiatives using modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Python frameworks

Implement advanced cloud-native solutions leveraging serverless architectures and event-driven patterns

Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architectural decisions, and engineering best practices

Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems and provide innovative solutions to business problems Requirements

TS/SCI CI Poly Clearance with current Customer eligibility and SBU/SECNet/COE accounts

Willing to work in SCIF daily or as needed

7+ years of professional software engineering experience with cloud-first development approach

5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS CDK for Infrastructure as Code

3+ years building complex, reusable CDK constructs and stacks

3+ years implementing multi-environment deployment strategies using CDK

5+ years of advanced Python development experience

Expertise in frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, or Django for API development

Strong experience with data processing libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Apache Spark)

Proficiency in async programming and performance optimization

5+ years of modern JavaScript/TypeScript development

3+ years with Node.js backend development and npm ecosystem

3+ years with frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js, or Angular)

Experience with modern build tools and package managers

4+ years of microservices architecture design and implementation

Event-driven architecture patterns and message queueing systems

API design, versioning, and service mesh technologies

4+ years of data engineering experience

ETL/ELT pipeline development using AWS services (Glue, EMR, Kinesis, Step Functions)

Experience with data lakes, data warehousing, and analytics platforms

Real-time data processing and streaming architectures

3+ years with AWS cloud-native services

Advanced knowledge of Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, SNS

Experience with data services: RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, S3, Athena

Container orchestration with ECS, Fargate, or EKS

Strong problem-solving abilities with proven track record of resolving complex technical challenges Desired Skills

4+ years of experience with Authority to Operate (ATO) processes in government environments

Implementation of NIST 800-53 controls and FedRAMP compliance requirements

Security automation and continuous compliance monitoring

3+ years of experience with advanced data analytics and machine learning platforms

AWS SageMaker, Databricks, or similar ML/AI platforms

Model deployment and MLOps pipeline development

Database expertise across multiple platforms

Performance tuning and optimization for RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB

Data modeling for both relational and NoSQL databases

DevSecOps and security automation experience

Integration of security scanning tools (SonarQube, Snyk, Checkmarx)

Secrets management and secure coding practices

System design and architecture experience

Designing for high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity

Performance optimization and cost management strategies

Experience with monitoring and observability tools

CloudWatch, DataDog, New Relic, or Prometheus/Grafana stacks

Distributed tracing and application performance monitoring

Leadership experience in technical environments

Leading cross-functional teams and technical initiatives

Experience with agile methodologies and project delivery

Additional programming language proficiency (Go, Java, C#)

Open Source contribution history and active participation in technical communities

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients' toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ