Cloud Engineer
Core
Senior technical expert designing, developing, modernizing, and sustaining cloud-native applications, databases, APIs, and automated data-processing solutions for federal digital transformation initiatives.
Role type
Senior IC Cloud Engineer (Data & AI)
Builds
Cloud-hosted services, Databricks-enabled analytics environments, AI delivery platforms, enterprise Data-as-a-Service capabilities
Domain
Federal government / Cloud Engineering / Data Engineering / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud-native application development, Databricks environment administration, Relational and NoSQL database design, AWS cloud services implementation, CI/CD pipeline development, AI/ML integration, Secure software development, Database performance optimization
Preferred skills
Microservices architecture, Serverless computing, Containerized deployments, Agentic AI capabilities, Legacy system modernization
Technologies
Python, SQL, Spark, REST APIs, Databricks (Delta Lake, Workflows, Structured Streaming, SQL Warehouses, Unity Catalog), PostgreSQL, Aurora, DynamoDB, AWS (Lambda, S3, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, Glue, ECS, EKS, Step Functions), Git
Responsibilities
Design and deploy cloud-native software applications and data services; Architect microservices and serverless solutions; Build and optimize Databricks solutions and data pipelines; Develop secure REST APIs and application integrations; Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation; Provide technical leadership and mentoring to development teams; Support compliance with NIST, FISMA, and security requirements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
