Senior Cloud Developer
Senior Cloud Developer at AnaVation designs cloud service delivery models (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, DaaS) and drives DevSecOps automation, cloud migrations, and cost-optimized, resilient architectures for U.S. intelligence community customers. The role is fully on-site in Washington, DC and requires an active Top Secret clearance.
- Compensation
- $92.9K–$218.3K / yr
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, or related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience with major cloud service providers (Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, or Google)
- Experience performing development and deployment activities on a private/public cloud solution or comparable high-availability environment
- Deploying and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or Azure ARM Templates
- Implementing and maintaining security best practices for cloud environments
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, configurations, and processes
- Must be able to work full-time on-site at the customer location in Washington, DC (no remote option)
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native application design (microservices, containers, serverless)
- Familiarity with containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and related orchestration tools
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools for cloud environments (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, ELK/OpenSearch)
- Knowledge of cost management tools and FinOps practices
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect)
Full description
Be Challenged and Make a Difference
In a world of technology, people make the difference. We believe if we invest in great people, then great things will happen. At AnaVation, we provide unmatched value to our customers and employees through innovative solutions and an engaging culture.
Come join our growing team and make a difference every day! AnaVation is seeking an experienced Senior-level Cloud Developer responsible for designing and implementing cloud service delivery models and the architectural framework to enable Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Data as a Service (DaaS). This role will drive automation using DevSecOps best practices, guide application migration to the cloud, and ensure secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain cloud service delivery models and architectural frameworks to support PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, and DaaS solutions.
- Implement automation for cloud resources following DevSecOps best practices (CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, security scanning, etc.).
- Analyze applications and workloads to determine cloud readiness and provide recommendations on migration, refactoring, and deployment strategies.
- Assess and recommend which platforms and applications can move, migrate, and/or be deployed into public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Define and implement strategies for failure/recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery in the cloud.
- Drive cloud cost optimization activities, including right-sizing, licensing considerations, and usage monitoring, and provide benefit analyses of cloud, cloud-agnostic, and on-premise services.
- Design, develop, and implement cloud-native applications; migrate existing on-premises applications to cloud platforms.
- Debug and troubleshoot cloud stacks and services across multiple environments.
- Ensure high availability and uptime by designing resilient architectures and monitoring strategies.
- This position requires a Top-Secret clearance with the ability to be on-site in Washington DC with no remote option.
Required Qualifications:
Education: A bachelor’s in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
Required Skills/Certs:
- 8+ years with experience major cloud service providers (i.e.: Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, or Google).
- Experience performing development and deployment activities on a private/public cloud solution or a comparable high availability environment.