Cloud Software Engineer Level 2

Steel Point Solutions is an amazing SBA Certified (8a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) and a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) company. Established in 2013 with a vision of offering world class, integrated business solutions for all levels of Government and commercial enterprises. We are represented by a team of talented and qualified professionals who know how essential efficient, cost-effective integrated solutions are to your organization’s success. Leveraging these resources, we strive daily to lead the industry in program management and service delivery. 

Role Summary

The Cloud Software Engineer will provide cloud software research, development, and engineering services to include requirements analysis, software development, installation, integration, evaluation, enhancement, sustainment, testing, validation, and issue diagnosis/resolution.

Key Responsibilities

The Level 2 Cloud Software Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Design, implement, integrate and test new features and capabilities for cloud native service offerings.
• Conduct containerization and container deployment training sessions, which include hands-on software configuration and programming exercises.
• Develop API-based interfaces to support search and presentation of operational data.
• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Design and code new software and modify existing software to add new features.
• Integrate existing software into new systems, modified systems, and operating environments.
• Develop simple data queries for existing databases, proposed databases, and data repositories.
• Write and review software and system documentation.
• Design and implement complex database and data repository interfaces/queries.
• Develop and implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards, confer with users and system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, and improve its performance.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Apply concepts to develop, test, and maintain, high-performance, innovative cloud-based applications.
• Provide cloud technologies, techniques and tools (e.g., containerization, container orchestration, data integration pipelines, provisioning automation, monitoring, application management, and function based (such as server-less) technologies).
• Apply configuration management concepts and software development best practices.
• Apply Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) principles. 

Required Qualifications:

• Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Poly security clearance required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline (In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional four (4) years of cloud domain experience, may be substituted.)
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of relevant experience reducing the requirement to six (6) years of cloud domain experience.
• 8+ years’ of relevant cloud domain experience.
• 2+ years of Cloud and Distributed Computing Information Retrieval (IR)
• 2+ years of experience with programs utilizing Big Data Cloud technologies
• One (1) year of experience implementing code that interacts with implementation of Cloud Distributed File System.
• One (1) year of experience implementing architectures that support complex MapReduce analytics.
• One (1) year of experience implementing code that interacts with Cloud Distributed Coordination Frameworks.
• Cloudera Certified Hadoop Developer, CompTIA Cloud Plus (Cloud+), AWS, and Microsoft Azure foundational or fundamental level certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Cloud experience.
• AWS and Microsoft Azure Associate, Expert, or Specialty certification may be substituted for three (3) years of Cloud domain experience.

Candidates from Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) are strongly encouraged to apply. To determine whether you reside in a HUBZone, visit: https://maps.certify.sba.gov/hubzone/map.