Cloud Developer - Senior - Wash DC Hybrid - TS required to apply

Bow Wave LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bow Wave LLC is looking for a Cloud Developer Sr in Washington, D.C. This role serves as a technical architect for an AWS cloud hosting platform, ensuring readiness for containerized applications and developing automated pipelines that incorporate security-by-design principles. Responsibilities include implementing cloud infrastructure, analyzing applications for migration, and managing cloud service policies. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and proven cloud architecture experience. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cloud architecture and cloud service delivery models.
• Strong analytical skills to provide recommendations for cloud migration and deployment.
• Ability to manage cloud policies and ensure secure cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud infrastructure for applications.
• Analyze applications for migration and deployment recommendations.
• Manage policies for cloud service usage.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud service delivery

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

DevSecOps practices

Automation tools expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

GitLab

AWS EKS

Aqua Security

Nessus

Job description

Overview

The Cloud Developer Sr will serve as a technical architect and security gatekeeper for an AWS cloud hosting platform. They ensure platform readiness to intake containerized applications and develop automated pipelines to build, deploy and monitor with "security-by-design" principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cloud infrastructure for applications and migrate existing on-premises applications to the cloud.
• Analyze applications and provide recommendations for platform migration, deployment into a cloud environment, and optimization.
• Provide strategies for failure/recovery, cost optimization, and benefit analyses for cloud, cloud-agnostic, and on-premises services.
• Manage policies for cloud service usage, new technology requests, and ensure the establishment of a secure cloud environment.
• Ensure appropriate availability and uptime design for cloud services.
• Work independently to design and develop new software products or major enhancements to existing cloud software.
• Debug cloud stacks and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Platform governance by enforcing compliance frameworks following Security Assessment and Authorization (SAA).
• Maintain ATO compliance and remediation of security findings throughout the accreditation process for infrastructure, platform and application components.

Technical Expertise

• Container orchestration and security practices in AWS EKS
• Container security best practices for image scanning and vulnerability remediation – Aqua Security, Nessus and ACSA experience.
• Proficient in DevSecOps practices and automation tools – GitLab and GitLab Runners expertise and proven ability to secure pipelines.
• Implement least privileged access with Zero Trust best practices.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to automate platform services.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.
• Proven experience in cloud architecture and cloud service delivery models.
• Strong analytical skills to provide recommendations for cloud migration and deployment.
• Ability to manage cloud policies and ensure secure cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently