Cloud Software Engineer: Scalable Cloud Architect & DevOps

Culper Technology; Maryland; On-site; USD 200,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

100% Paid Vision and Dental

Generous 10% 401k gift

4 weeks PTO with 11 paid holidays

Professional Development stipend

Technical Device Allotment

Wellness Program

Recognition Program

Exclusive Events and Culture Initiates

Job summary

Culper Technology is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement secure, scalable cloud-native solutions for mission-critical systems in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role emphasizes building RESTful APIs, microservices, and containerized deployments with a strong focus on security and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in software or cloud development, experience with Java/Spring Boot or Python, and AWS expertise.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 5+ years of software engineering or cloud development experience.
• Experience developing software solutions using Java (Spring Boot) or Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices architectures, and web application frameworks.
• Experience designing and supporting data processing pipelines.
• Must possess Elastic Certified Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement secure, scalable cloud-native solutions for mission-critical systems.
• Build RESTful APIs and microservices using Java (Spring Boot) or Python.
• Containerize applications with Docker and optimize for security and performance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code to automate cloud provisioning and management.
• Develop dashboards and data visualizations using React, Solid, or similar.
• Manage Kubernetes environments including deployments, ingress, service meshes, and stateful workloads.
• Support CI/CD, testing strategies, and reliability efforts.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize production environments.
• Collaborate with data architects, DevOps, and product managers to deliver mission-focused solutions.
• Create technical docs for architecture and deployment workflows.

Skills

Java/Spring Boot

Python

REST APIs

AWS

Kubernetes

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Kafka

Neo4j

Job description

Culper Technology is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement secure, scalable cloud-native solutions for mission-critical systems in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role emphasizes building RESTful APIs, microservices, and containerized deployments with a strong focus on security and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in software or cloud development, experience with Java/Spring Boot or Python, and AWS expertise.