Cloud Software Engineer III

Staffed4U; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) and profit-sharing

Paid time off

Job summary

Staffed4U in Fort Meade, MD, is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer III to develop, enhance, and maintain mission-focused software systems. The role emphasizes cloud and distributed computing, scalable data processing, and real-time analytics.

Ideal candidates bring strong software engineering experience across Java, C++, or Python, with experience in distributed systems and RESTful services. This onsite role offers a comprehensive compensation package and TS/SCI security requirements.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Onsite five days per week.
• 7+ years of programming experience in Java, C++, or Python (last 10 years).
• 5+ years designing and developing apps in Windows or UNIX/Linux.
• 1 year with databases such as Accumulo, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL.
• 1 year with distributed batch/stream processing (e.g., Spark, Flink, Beam).
• 1 year with distributed file/object storage (S3, HDFS, ADLS).
• 2+ years OO design experience; 6 months cloud dev (K8s/AWS/Azure/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Provide cloud software R&D across requirements analysis, development, installation, integration, testing, validation and issue resolution.
• Design, implement, and test new capabilities for Apache Accumulo to support large-scale repositories.
• Conduct Apache Accumulo training sessions with hands-on config and coding exercises.
• Develop web-based interfaces for searching and presenting operational data.
• Develop REST-based APIs for content and metadata repositories.
• Design and implement analytics algorithms on petabyte-scale data.
• Apply advanced parallel programming techniques to analytics workloads.
• Develop, test, and prepare mission-relevant analytics for secure repositories.

Skills

Cloud computing

Distributed systems

Java

C++

Python

Parallel programming

REST APIs

Education

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Apache Accumulo

MongoDB

ScyllaDB

Google Cloud Bigtable

DynamoDB

Azure Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AWS / GCP / Azure

Job description

Location: Fort Meade, MD
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Onsite, 5 days per week
Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required
Compensation: $195,000–$230,000, depending on experience

Position Overview

We are seeking a talented and driven Cloud Software Engineer III to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of complex, mission-focused software systems. This role will contribute to applications involving high-performance analytics, advanced algorithm development, large-scale data processing, real-time computing, and enterprise business solutions.

The ideal candidate brings strong software engineering experience, a background in cloud and distributed computing technologies, and the ability to develop scalable solutions for large operational data environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide cloud software research, development, and engineering support across requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue resolution.
• Design, implement, and test new capabilities for Apache Accumulo to support large-scale content and metadata repositories.
• Conduct Apache Accumulo training sessions, including hands-on configuration and programming exercises.
• Develop web-based user interfaces for searching and presenting operational data.
• Develop web services and REST-based APIs for content and metadata repositories.
• Design and implement algorithms that operate on large volumes of operational metadata.
• Apply advanced parallel programming techniques to analytics running against petabyte-scale datasets.
• Develop, test, and prepare mission-relevant analytics for deployment in secure content and metadata repositories.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite five days per week.
• Within the last 10 years, at least 7 years of combined programming experience using Java, C++, or Python.
• Within the last 7 years, at least 5 years of experience designing and developing applications in Windows or UNIX/Linux environments.
• Within the last 3 years, at least 1 year of experience with database technologies such as:
  • Apache Accumulo
  • MongoDB
  • ScyllaDB
  • Google Cloud Bigtable
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • PostgreSQL
  • or equivalent technologies
• Within the last 3 years, at least 1 year of experience with distributed batch or stream processing technologies such as:
  • Ray
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Apache Beam
  • Databricks
  • cloud-native data processing services
• Within the last 3 years, at least 1 year of experience with distributed file or object storage systems such as:
  • HDFS
  • Amazon S3
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Google Cloud Storage
• Within the last 3 years, at least 1 year of experience with requirements analysis and design for object-oriented systems.
• Within the last 2 years, at least 6 months of development experience using Kubernetes, AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Education substitutions may include:

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 2 years of programming experience, or
• 5 years of programming experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Claude Sonnet 4.
• Ability to write code using dynamic prompts with the OpenAI Chat Completions API.

Technical Environment

• Java
• C++
• Python
• MongoDB
• DynamoDB
• Ray
• Databricks
• HDFS
• Amazon S3
• AWS
• Google Cloud
• REST APIs

Benefits & Total Compensation

Compensation & Retirement

• Highly competitive base salary
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• 401(k) and Roth retirement plans with up to 10% profit-sharing contribution
• 25 days of paid time off annually
• PTO buy-back program
• 11 paid holidays annually (with flexible scheduling options)
• 3 additional paid site closure days per year
• Paid parental leave:
  • 8 weeks childbirth leave for birthing parent
  • 4 weeks bonding leave for all parents (birth or adoption)

Health & Insurance

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent care, limited purpose)
• Company-paid basic life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Education & Professional Development

• Unlimited company-funded training courses and industry conferences
• Education assistance and continuing education support
• Up to 5 paid training days per year

Additional Benefits

• Company-provided apparel
• Regular company-sponsored events, including family-friendly gatherings and social events
• Annual holiday celebration

Benefits are subject to change based on contract and organizational policies.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to work on highly complex software engineering challenges involving cloud technologies, distributed systems, large-scale data processing, advanced analytics, and secure mission environments. You’ll contribute to impactful engineering efforts while working with modern technologies and solving technical problems at significant scale.