Cloud Engineer - Secure AWS Data Systems + Flexible PTO

BOAB Ventures; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Full medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Referral bonuses

Performance bonuses

Life insurance and disability coverage

Tuition and training reimbursement

Job summary

BOAB Ventures seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure cloud-based applications and data systems operating in a classified environment. The role emphasizes scalable services, AWS-native capabilities, and mission-driven data access across structured and unstructured datasets.

The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, cloud-native development experience, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust technical solutions across distributed

Qualifications

• Experience in system administration and/or cloud software engineering.
• Experience building and maintaining secure web applications in AWS environments.
• Strong experience with Elasticsearch or AWS OpenSearch, including indexing and query optimization.
• Experience writing and tuning complex queries using SQL and search query languages.
• Experience integrating AWS services such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, EC2, and related cloud-native services.
• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Experience with Linux systems and shell scripting.
• Experience building and deploying Docker containers.
• Experience working with distributed cloud systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience transforming and processing data across multiple formats (JSON, CSV, XML).
• Experience using AWS CDK (required - not substitutable with Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience collaborating with developers to implement infrastructure and deployment solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure web applications within a classified AWS C2S / JWICS environment.
• Build and optimize search and data systems using Elasticsearch / AWS OpenSearch, including index design, query development, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain SQL and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch queries across structured and unstructured datasets.
• Integrate AWS services including Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, EC2, Batch, EventBridge, IAM, DynamoDB, and container services.
• Develop serverless and event-driven architectures using AWS-native tools.
• Build and deploy Docker-based containerized applications and images.
• Use AWS CDK to define and deploy cloud infrastructure programmatically.
• Transform and normalize data across formats including JSON, CSV, and XML.
• Develop automation and scripting solutions using Python and Linux shell scripting.
• Collaborate with application developers to define and implement infrastructure and deployment requirements.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and deployment reliability.
• Support cloud security practices, including identity management (IAM roles) and vulnerability awareness.
• Work across multiple technical teams and organizational boundaries to deliver mission-focused capabilities.
• Translate mission needs into technical requirements and ensure alignment between solution design and operational objectives.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Prioritize engineering work based on mission impact and operational urgency.

Skills

System administration

Cloud software engineering

Python programming

Linux shell scripting

Docker containers

Tools

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

AWS

AWS CDK

Job description

BOAB Ventures seeks a Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure cloud-based applications and data systems operating in a classified environment. The role emphasizes scalable services, AWS-native capabilities, and mission-driven data access across structured and unstructured datasets.

The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, cloud-native development experience, and the ability to translate mission needs into robust technical solutions across distributed