Cloud Software Engineer - Build Scalable Cloud-Native Apps

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k company contribution

Referral bonus program

Profit sharing bonus

Job summary

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc is seeking Cloud Software Engineers to design, develop, and sustain cloud-based applications and distributed computing solutions. The role covers hands-on cloud development to advanced engineering for large-scale data processing and cloud-native architectures.

The ideal candidate will work with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), serverless computing, and modern data platforms while adhering to secure development practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience.
• Four additional years of cloud domain experience may substitute in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Certifications such as Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS, or Microsoft Azure may be used toward experience requirements.
• For Level 1: Four years of relevant cloud domain experience.
• For Level 2: Eight years of relevant cloud domain experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design, develop, test, maintain, and enhance cloud-based applications and services.
• Debug existing software and resolve defects to improve functionality and performance.
• Integrate software into new systems, modified systems, and operating environments.
• Design and implement database interfaces, data repositories, and complex query solutions.
• Develop algorithms to meet system performance, scalability, and functional requirements.
• Write and maintain software and system documentation.
• Collaborate with users, system engineers, and stakeholders to analyze workflows, identify challenges, and develop effective software solutions.
• Develop, test, and maintain high-performance cloud-native applications.
• Utilize cloud technologies and tools including containerization, orchestration, serverless computing, data integration pipelines, provisioning automation, monitoring, and application management platforms.
• Apply software development best practices, configuration management principles, and secure development methodologies.
• Participate in testing, validation, integration, sustainment, and troubleshooting activities.
• For Level 2: Apply CI/CD principles to automate deployment and delivery processes.
• Support cloud-based information retrieval and distributed computing solutions.
• Contribute to large‑scale Big Data cloud initiatives and advanced analytics environments.
• Provide advanced expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and scalable application development.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree substitution for experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Columbia Technology Partners, Inc is seeking Cloud Software Engineers to design, develop, and sustain cloud-based applications and distributed computing solutions. The role covers hands-on cloud development to advanced engineering for large-scale data processing and cloud-native architectures.

The ideal candidate will work with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), serverless computing, and modern data platforms while adhering to secure development practices and CI/CD pipelines.