Sr. Cloud Developer

Company: Ariel Partners
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 2, 2025

Job Description:

!!! Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance is required !!!

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Developer with deep expertise in designing, developing, and deploying scalable applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will have a strong software engineering background, hands-on experience with AWS services, and knowledge of DevOps practices. This role also requires experience configuring and maintaining Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket within a cloud-based infrastructure.



Key Responsibilities:

Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies, including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers to refine and prioritize the backlog.
Implement CI/CD pipelines for cloud applications.
Expertise in AWS or Azure cloud management, including key services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPCs, Lambda, Load Balancing/Auto-Scaling, and IAM for managing cloud infrastructure.
Proficiency in IaC using tools like Ansible, Packer, and AWS CloudFormation to automate cloud deployments and maintain configuration consistency.
Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Bamboo to enable efficient software development and deployment in the cloud.
Strong skills in monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana) for proactive cloud performance monitoring, anomaly detection, and troubleshooting.
Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including network security, data encryption, multi-factor authentication, and integration with cloud security services like AWS Security Hub.
Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, and SAFe.
Provide team specific training as needed



Required Skills and Qualifications:

Minimum of 7 years of experience developing, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWS, including proficiency with AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFormation, and AWS API Gateway.
Minimum of 2 years' experience in configuring, customizing, and maintaining Atlassian tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) on AWS infrastructure, including setup, integration, and performance optimization.
Proficiency in developing and maintaining applications, with expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, or Node.js, as well as strong understanding of object-oriented design and development best practices.
Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and version control, to manage and streamline cloud-based software development and deployment in AWS.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related technical field (preferred).
Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance is required.



Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience working in federal, defense, or other high-security environments.




If you are interested in getting more information about this opportunity, please contact Irina Rozenberg Recruiting@arielpartners.com at your earliest convenience.



At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges, we are on their short list. We are looking for team members who share our values of: Integrity to do the right thing even when it hurts; Commitment to the long-term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners; Courage to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure; and the constant pursuit of Excellence. Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.

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