Cloud Developer (Senior) with Security Clearance

Cintel, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintel, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Developer to lead design, development, and deployment of cloud solutions for enterprise modernization in a secure, scalable environment. You will support PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS across multi-cloud and hybrid setups.

The role requires Top Secret clearance, strong cloud architecture skills, automation via DevSecOps, and experience migrating complex applications with a focus on security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• 8+ years in software development with 5+ years in cloud development or architecture.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Proven experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong containerization, IaC, and CI/CD proficiency.
• Cloud security best practices and secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud service delivery models (PaaS/IaaS/SaaS/DaaS).
• Implement infrastructure and application automation using DevSecOps practices.
• Develop and migrate secure cloud-native and hybrid apps.
• Assess existing apps and recommend migration/deployment strategies.
• Advise on cloud strategy, failover, cost optimization, and governance.
• Debug cloud stack issues and evaluate new cloud tech.
• Establish secure, compliant cloud environments with high availability.
• Lead design and implementation of new cloud apps.
• Define cloud governance standards and ensure security compliance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align with goals.
• Document architectures, processes, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Cloud migration

Multi-cloud

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python scripting

PowerShell

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Developer to lead the design, development, and implementation of cloud-based solutions in support of enterprise‑level modernization efforts. This role is critical in establishing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments, supporting multiple service delivery models including PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud architecture, DevSecOps automation, application migration strategies, and a comprehensive understanding of multi‑cloud and hybrid cloud environments. An active Top Secret clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop cloud service delivery models and architectural frameworks to enable PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS.
• Implement infrastructure and application automation using DevSecOps tools and practices.
• Develop and migrate secure cloud‑native and hybrid applications.
• Conduct in‑depth analysis of existing applications and recommend migration, deployment, or rehosting strategies for cloud environments.
• Provide expert guidance on cloud strategy including failover and recovery plans, cost optimization, and benefit analysis across cloud, cloud‑agnostic, and on‑premise services.
• Debug cloud stack issues, manage cloud policies, and evaluate new cloud technologies to meet mission requirements.
• Establish and maintain secure and compliant cloud environments with a focus on performance, availability, and scalability.
• Work independently to design, develop, and implement new cloud applications or enhance existing cloud‑based solutions.
• Lead efforts to define cloud governance standards and ensure compliance with security and data protection policies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, engineers, and enterprise architects to align solutions with organizational goals.
• Document system architectures, processes, and procedures, and support knowledge transfer efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in cloud development or architecture.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Proven experience designing and deploying solutions using cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud security best practices and managing secure environments.
• Ability to architect cloud solutions that support high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability.
• Proficient in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect).
• Experience with hybrid and multi‑cloud strategies.
• Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring, and performance tools.
• Background in government or highly regulated environments.

ABOUT CINTEL, INC

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support. We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value‑focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs. It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. Cintel, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.