must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder and was not out of the U.S. over 180 days in the past 3 years.
Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
We are looking for Senior Cloud Software Engineer who is a highly experienced full-stack Java developer with a strong background in software development, cloud infrastructure, and client engagement. The candidate will be working on the development of analytical processes in both on-premise and Amazon Web Services. This role is ideal for a versatile technologist who thrives in fast-paced environments, quickly adapts to new tools and platforms, and consistently delivers innovative solutions to support our client. Moving from On-Prem services to the cloud can be a challenge and we need a seasoned engineer who will embrace this effort working with a collaborative team of developers and architects to ensure that modernization happens for our customer. You will be a key player in these efforts.
Candidate should be able to apply sound analysis, business practices, and scientific expertise to solve a wide variety of customer problems. Apply expert knowledge to determine accuracy and reasonableness of data. Documents and summarizes the results and develop, recommend, and implement creative and innovative solutions to the customer's problems. Expert in computer science, business, or engineering. Capable of mentoring or training other team members and sharing their expertise within and across contracts, organizational boundaries and with Customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Participates in the design, development, and implementation of complex software engineering activities including code reviews and full-cycle testing.
- Develops and implements components of many complex analytical tasks and activities.
- Establishes input/output processes and defining parameters for interfacing with external production systems and the implementation of system design.
- Clearly communicates complex technology solutions across technical, managerial and customer audiences.
- Resolves complex problems where troubleshooting requires an in-depth understanding and evaluation of system processes.
- Exercises sound judgment of software engineering best practices in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
- Demonstrates full-stack rapid development and prototyping of analytical processes in support of several client initiatives.
- Develops user interfaces written against popular JavaScript frameworks.
- Develops RESTful web services that host data to production systems.
- Assists in the monitoring and management of deployed environments.
- Evaluates cloud infrastructure and data with expert-level precision to ensure accuracy, reliability, and performance.
- Researches and analyzes customer requirements, document findings, and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud applications/architectures.
- Leads the development and deployment of web applications, APIs, and automation tools across diverse technology stacks.
- Contributes early and effectively to new projects by rapidly learning and applying new coding languages, infrastructure-as-code tools, and cloud ecosystems.
- Documents and summarizes results, and develops, recommends, and implements creative solutions tailored to customer needs.
- Mentors and trains team members, sharing cloud and software expertise, organizational boundaries.
- Design & Develop: Lead the architecture, development, and implementation of sophisticated software systems, including full-cycle testing and code reviews.
- Engineer Solutions: Build and deploy components for advanced analytical tasks, ensuring seamless integration with external production systems.
- Communicate Clearly: Translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights for technical teams, leadership, and clients.
- Troubleshoot Deeply: Resolve intricate system-level issues through expert analysis and evaluation of processes.
- Apply Best Practices: Use sound judgment to select optimal engineering methods, tools, and evaluation criteria.
- Prototype Rapidly: Deliver full-stack prototypes and analytical workflows to support dynamic client initiatives.
- Build Interfaces: Develop intuitive user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
- Create APIs: Design and implement RESTful web services to power production-grade systems.
- Manage Environments: Support monitoring, performance tuning, and reliability of deployed applications.
- Optimize Cloud Infrastructure: Evaluate and refine cloud-based systems for accuracy, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
- Architect for Scale: Research customer needs and deliver secure, scalable cloud applications using infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps practices.
- Lead Deployment: Spearhead the rollout of web apps, APIs, and automation tools across diverse tech stacks.
- Learn & Adapt: Quickly master new languages, tools, and cloud ecosystems to contribute from day one.
- Document & Deliver: Summarize findings, recommend solutions, and implement tailored strategies for client success.
- Mentor & Inspire: Share your expertise and help grow the next generation of engineers through hands-on guidance and collaboration.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
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Bachelor’s degree
- US Citizen or Green Card Holder and must be able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- At least 8 years of experience in cloud engineering, software development, or a closely related area
- Proven success working with clients to gather, document, and implement requirements
- Strong software development background, specifically with Java.
- Working knowledge of popular JavaScript frameworks such as React. Experience with the NodeJS and Java toolchains (NPM, Angular CLI, Maven)
- Working knowledge of various methodologies for deploying applications against AWS cloud technologies.
- Working knowledge of technologies of the web such as HTML, CSS, and JSON.
- Ability to function as a full stack software engineer.
- Ability to build and maintain applications within an AWS environment.
- Responsible for development of analytical processes in support of several client initiatives.
- Responsible for the development of user interfaces written against popular JavaScript frameworks.
- Responsible for the development of RESTful web services that host data to production systems.
- Responsible for the deployment and maintenance of Kafka messaging services.
- Responsible for assisting in the monitoring and management of deployed environments.
- Responsible for designing, building and maintaining systems that collect, store, process, and analyze vast amounts of data to extract actionable insights for business decisions.
- Experience working in an agile development environment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & TOOLS EXPERIENCE
- Cloud Platforms:AWS
- Front-End Frameworks:React
- Containerization & Automation:Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher
- Data Stores:MySQL, Postgres, JSON
- Operating Systems:Linux
- Web Servers & Protocols:Keycloak, SAML
- Languages & IDEs:Java, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, XML
- DevSecOps & Security:Vulnerability mitigation
- Project & Source Management:GitLab, GitHub, JIRA, DevOps
- Methodologies:Agile, Scrum
DESIRED SKILLS
- Designs, builds, and maintains systems that collect, store, process, and analyze vast amounts of data to extract actionable insights for business decisions.
- A strong understanding of cloud concepts and familiarity with common standards and tools used in cloud computing on Amazon Web Services (such as – EC2, CloudFormation, VPC, EMR, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, API Gateway).
- Working knowledge of development of webservices and API's against architectures on Elastic Beanstalk and API Gateway.
- Working knowledge automating tasks through scripting within a Linux environment (bash scripting).
- Working knowledge working with and managing Relational databases, such as Oracle and/or PostgreSQL.
- Working knowledge working with and managing NoSQL databases.
- Working knowledge of cloud development and implementation practices and capabilities – including HTTP, synchronous and asynchronous processing, highly available and resilient modeling/engineering.
- Experience mentoring and guiding less experienced engineers in best practices and concepts.
- Relevant IT certifications, preferably AWS certifications.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Ansible).
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.
