Cloud Software Engineer 2

Job description

***At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.*** The Cloud Software Engineer Level 2 Engineer provides cloud software research, development, and engineering services to include requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue diagnosis/resolution. ***Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph).*** ### Capabilities - Design and implement resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud-native architectures. - Develop and maintain robust RESTful APIs and microservices using Java (Spring Boot) or Python. - Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker, emphasizing optimized image layering, security, - Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud resources. - Create interactive, data-driven dashboards and visualization tools using modern front-end frameworks such as React or Solid. - Orchestrate complex services within a Kubernetes environment, managing deployments, ingress controllers, service meshes, and stateful workloads. - Design and implement distributed data pipelines to ingest, process, and store high-volume data efficiently. - Ensure seamless data flow between cloud storage, microservices, and application layers while maintaining high availability. - Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable software delivery. - Implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit, integration, and cloud-readiness tests. - Monitor system health and performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks in production environments. - Partner with data architects, DevOps teams, and product managers to align technical solutions with business objectives. - Produce clear documentation of architectural patterns, deployment workflows, and operational procedures. ### Required Qualifications - TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly - Five (5) or more years of directly related software engineering or cloud development experience. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is highly desired and may be substituted for two (2) years of experience. ### Required Technical Skills - Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) or Python. - Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS. - Solid understanding of web application frameworks and microservice architectures. - Proven experience building and managing data processing pipelines. Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills. ### Required Certifications - AWS Certified Developer – Associate - AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) - Elastic Certified Engineer ### Desired Technical Skills - Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including Pods, Services, Namespaces, and resource management. - Experience with Kubernetes Operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs). - Familiarity with distributed streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka) and graph databases (e.g., Neo4j). - Expertise in cloud monitoring and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack. - Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, including Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. - Experience with big data processing frameworks, such as Apache Spark, is a plus.