**This Position is Contingent on Contract Award**Description: Columbia Technology Partners is seeking Cloud Software Engineers to support the research, design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of innovative cloud-based applications and distributed computing solutions. The ideal candidate will develop high-performance software leveraging modern cloud technologies, automation tools, and data platforms while supporting mission-critical environments. Opportunities are available for cloud engineers ranging from hands-on cloud application development to advanced cloud engineering supporting large-scale data processing, information retrieval, and cloud-native architectures.
Key Responsibilities - Level 1: - Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
- Design, develop, test, maintain, and enhance cloud-based applications and services.
- Debug existing software and resolve defects to improve functionality and performance.
- Integrate software into new systems, modified systems, and operating environments.
- Design and implement database interfaces, data repositories, and complex query solutions.
- Develop algorithms to meet system performance, scalability, and functional requirements.
- Write and maintain software and system documentation.
- Collaborate with users, system engineers, and stakeholders to analyze workflows, identify challenges, and develop effective software solutions.
- Develop, test, and maintain high-performance cloud-native applications.
- Utilize cloud technologies and tools including containerization, orchestration, serverless computing, data integration pipelines, provisioning automation, monitoring, and application management platforms.
- Apply software development best practices, configuration management principles, and secure development methodologies.
- Participate in testing, validation, integration, sustainment, and troubleshooting activities.
Additional Responsibilities - Level 2: - Apply Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) principles to automate software deployment and delivery processes.
- Support cloud-based information retrieval and distributed computing solutions.
- Contribute to large-scale Big Data cloud initiatives and advanced analytics environments.
- Provide advanced expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and scalable application development.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
- A Master's degree in a related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
- Four (4) additional years of cloud domain experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
- Industry certifications including Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS, or Microsoft Azure certifications may be used toward experience requirements as allowed by labor category guidelines.
- For Level 1: Four (4) years of relevant cloud domain experience.
- For Level 2: Eight (8) years of relevant cloud domain experience.
Required Cloud Experience: - Experience developing software that interacts with Cloud Distributed File Systems.
- Experience implementing solutions utilizing Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
- Experience supporting distributed computing and data processing environments.
- For Level 2: Additional experience supporting Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR) systems and Big Data cloud technologies.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience developing cloud-native applications in AWS, Azure, or similar cloud environments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience supporting Big Data, distributed processing, MapReduce, or large-scale analytics platforms.
- Experience developing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Experience with cloud monitoring, performance optimization, and application management tools.
Requirements:- U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants. CTP is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph.
- Certification Requirements:
- Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer, CompTIA Cloud+, AWS, or Microsoft Azure certifications
This position requires an active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph. 
