Senior Cloud Developer

Job Description

Work Arrangement: Full-time, onsite

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph

Position Overview:

A growing national security company is seeking a Senior Cloud Developer to directly support the FBI onsite in Chantilly, Virginia.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of national security, building the secure cloud infrastructure and applications that support critical federal law enforcement operations. The selected developer will help modernize complex systems, strengthen cloud security, and deliver resilient capabilities across highly sensitive environments.

The Senior Cloud Developer will design cloud service-delivery models and architectural frameworks, implement automation using DevSecOps best practices, and support a robust hybrid-cloud infrastructure that provides the backbone for secure, high-bandwidth services.

This is a hands-on development role for someone who wants to solve difficult technical problems and see their work directly support an important national security mission.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop cloud service-delivery models and architectural frameworks supporting PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS solutions

Implement cloud-resource automation using DevSecOps best practices

Build secure cloud capabilities that directly support FBI operational requirements

Analyze applications and recommend appropriate strategies for cloud migration

Develop failure-recovery, resiliency, availability, and cost-optimization strategies

Build cloud-native applications and migrate existing on-premises applications to cloud environments

Debug cloud stacks and manage policies governing the use of cloud services

Establish secure cloud environments and design for appropriate uptime and availability

Independently design and develop new software products for cloud environments

Enhance existing cloud software for improved performance and scalability

Participate in Program Increment planning and Agile Release Train activities

Support multi-enclave environments spanning unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret networks

Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application-development teams to ensure seamless integration

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for secure cloud deployments

Implement monitoring, logging, and cloud-security controls

Required Qualifications:

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph

U.S. citizenship

Bachelor's or master's degree with at least 8 years of relevant experience, associate degree with at least 11 years of relevant experience, or high school diploma with at least 14 years of relevant experience

Experience working within the SAFe Agile framework

Strong understanding of cloud-security requirements in government environments

Experience with AWS GovCloud, SC2S, or C2S cloud platforms

Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Experience implementing cloud-security controls

Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

Experience with cloud monitoring and logging solutions

Ability to work full-time onsite in Chantilly, Virginia

Desired Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph

Bachelor's degree in computer science, cloud computing, engineering, or a related field

AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or a comparable cloud certification

Development experience with Python, .NET, C#, or other modern programming languages

Experience with DevSecOps tools and practices

Experience designing and supporting microservices architectures

Experience implementing API Gateway solutions

Experience with Elasticsearch, Splunk, or similar data platforms

Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies and Agile Release Trains

Knowledge of cloud cost-optimization techniques

Experience integrating hybrid-cloud and on-premises environments

Experience with serverless technologies, including AWS Lambda and S3

Experience with database services such as Amazon RDS and DynamoDB

Knowledge of cloud networking, VPC design, and configuration

Familiarity with government security-accreditation processes

Advanced experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Full-time

Hybrid remote