Senior Cloud Developer

CEI; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Computer Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) in Columbia, SC is seeking three Senior Cloud Developers for a long-term, on-site contract. The role centers on designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications using AWS or Azure, with focus on security, performance, and scalable architectures.

The position involves mentoring juniors, enforcing coding standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on APIs and architecture while reviewing CI/CD pipelines to ensure robust deployments.

Qualifications

• :Experience in Java/J2EE with Spring/JPA and JavaScript frameworks.
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Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of cloud-native apps.
• Review CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable builds.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on APIs and architecture.
• Mentor junior developers and enforce coding standards.
• Ensure cloud security best practices are followed across all cloud development activities.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring

JPA

JavaScript

Agile

AWS/Azure

CI/CD

Security

IaC

mTLS

Education

B.S. in CS/IT

Degree equivalency

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Selenium

SonarQube

Splunk

CloudWatch

X-Ray

Job description

Back Senior Cloud Developer

Application Development Columbia , South Carolina Contract On-Site Sep 11, 2026

*Only W-2 candidates who are local to the Columbia, SC area will be considered, no C2C*

Computer Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is seeking three (3) talented Senior Cloud Developers to join our Client's dynamic team.

Job at a glance

• This is a long-term contract, with an initial term of 6months, planned for extension and/or permanent placement
• Pay rate is $65-$69/hr W2 + eligible to sign up for benefits(Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k) on day 1
• Onsite position in Columbia, SC

Senior Cloud Developer

Day To Day

A typical day for a Cloud Lead Developer involves leading the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native applications while ensuring alignment with architectural standards and business goals.

The day often starts with reviewing code merges and CI/CD pipeline activity using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ensuring that builds and deployments are running smoothly. The developer actively builds and integrates cloud-based solutions using AWS, leveraging services like compute, storage, and serverless functions.

They may spend part of the day writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or ARM templates to provision and manage cloud infrastructure in a repeatable and scalable way.

Throughout the day, they collaborate with cross-functional teams to:

• Design APIs
• Review architecture
• Evaluate modern technologies for future integration

They also play a key role in:

• Mentoring junior developers
• Enforcing coding standards
• Ensuring security best practices are followed across all cloud development activities

In addition, they:

• Provide expertise regarding the integration of cloud applications
• Lead the planning, design, and implementation of cloud system software, including coding and testing
• Act as an internal consultant, offering technical guidance on complex cloud projects

Required

• Full stack software engineering development experience for Java/Java EE ecosystems with Spring Framework & JPA and JavaScript frameworks.
• Agile & Medicare Experience
• Hand-on experience with AWS Cloud or Azure and lift-and-shift or re-platforming projects.
• Work with cloud architects to resilient, High Availability (HA), and fault-tolerant systems following the Cloud well-architected framework.
• Required experience with mTLS, certificate lifecycle management, identity/security best practices
• AWS Cloud or other Cloud Platform Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider is essential for designing, developing, and deploying cloud-native applications and services.
• AWS Services – EC2, Lambda, RDS, Aurora, S3, VPC, IAM, EKS/ECS, Dynamo DB, API Gateway, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Secrets Manager
• Setting up log aggregation, tracking, and monitoring using Splunk, CloudWatch, and X-Ray.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools – Terraform, ARM Templates, or CloudFormation, required for automating infrastructure provisioning and ensuring consistency across environments. Security & Compliance Frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP)
• CI/CD & DevSecOps Tools – Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Selenium, SonarQube, Synk, AWS CodePipeline or Azure DevOps, Proficiency in setting up and managing continuous integration and deployment pipelines is critical for modern cloud development workflows.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility, remediation and WCAG standards.

Nice To Have

• Serverless Architectures, Security Best Practices in cloud-native Development
• Cloud certifications.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS/Faregate or Kubernetes)
• Understanding secure coding practices, identity, and access management (IAM), and compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, FedRAMP) is a strong asset in regulated environments.

Minimum Required Education

Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.

Degree Equivalency

4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.

Minimum Required Work Experience

• 8 years-of application development, systems testing or other job related experience.