Senior Cloud Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver scalable, cloud-native microservices across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Lead containerization, Kubernetes deployment strategies, multi-cluster operations, and service-mesh integrations.
• Design enterprise CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, secure packaging, artifact governance, and multi-enclave deployments.
• Drive cloud security posture improvements (IAM, secrets management, network policies, compliance controls).
• Partner with product teams, SREs, cybersecurity, and mission stakeholders to align cloud solutions with system-of-systems architecture.
• Troubleshoot high-complexity production issues across distributed systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Produce high-quality architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, technical approaches, and decision rationale for leadership.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; elevate team cloud practices and engineering standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional cloud engineering experience, including hands-on work with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes (deployments, networking, scaling, operators, observability).
• Deep experience with containerization (Docker) and microservice design patterns.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language (Python, C++ preferred).
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and secure release workflows.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, cloud networking, and API design.
• Able to obtain and maintain any required security clearances.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Kubernetes multi-cluster management, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), or advanced cluster hardening.
• Proficiency with IaC (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation) and GitOps workflows.
• Experience with event-driven or streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub).
• Strong background in cloud security design: IAM, boundary protection, key management, policy-as-code.
• Experience leading technical teams, driving architecture decisions, or serving as a technical SME.
• Cloud certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Engineer, CKA/CKAD/CKS.