Senior Cloud Developer | TS/SCI | AWS, Python, Terraform

General Dynamics IT; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility team

Education and certifications

Cutting-edge technology access

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Developer in Herndon, VA to lead secure, scalable cloud applications for mission-critical systems. You will build and optimize cloud services, integrate new data sources, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver a robust MVP while maintaining strict security and compliance requirements.

The role requires TS/SCI with Poly, US citizenship, and 5+ years in cloud engineering, with hands-on Python and cloud deployment experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, certifications or training.
• 5+ years of Cloud Engineering experience.
• US Citizenship required.
• Strong programming in Python and at least one OO language.

Responsibilities

• Build secure, scalable cloud applications on a fast-paced team.
• Review pull requests per security guidelines.
• Troubleshoot and optimize existing code for performance.
• Develop frontend and backend services for custom use cases.
• Expand libraries and microservices to integrate new data sources and APIs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and MVP.
• Support Linux infrastructure and systems as needed.
• Coordinate software releases and hot fixes.
• Create scripts to automate tasks and deployments.
• Suggest improvements for stability, security and scalability.

Skills

AWS

Cloud Development

Python

Web framework knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

General Dynamics IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Developer in Herndon, VA to lead secure, scalable cloud applications for mission-critical systems. You will build and optimize cloud services, integrate new data sources, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver a robust MVP while maintaining strict security and compliance requirements.

The role requires TS/SCI with Poly, US citizenship, and 5+ years in cloud engineering, with hands-on Python and cloud deployment experience.